Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
584 FZNT25 KNHC 181501 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1101 AM EDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...Weak surface ridging over the Gulf waters will support light to gentle winds and slight seas across much of the basin into Thu. Moderate winds may pulse in the Bay of Campeche nightly through Fri. A cold front moving through the NE Gulf will lead to moderate NE winds across the basin Thu through Fri. Little change is expected on Sat. .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A non-tropical low pressure system located just E of the forecast area is producing fresh to strong winds and building seas of 8 to 11 ft across the NE waters, particularly N of 25N and E of 60W. These marine conditions will persist today and Thu, and gradually diminish on Fri. Expect pulsing fresh trades off the coast of Hispaniola through tonight. Otherwise, gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the rest of the basin. .THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, NW winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S less than 5 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.