Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
597 FZNT32 KNHC 110321 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1121 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Gulf of Mexico Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will support mainly gentle to moderate winds most of the forecast period. Moderate to fresh S to SW winds will develop tonight over the SE basin being enhanced by an amplifying area of convection moving to the region from the NW Caribbean. These enhanced winds will continue through Wed to the SE of a weak surface trough. By Fri night, moderate to fresh S to SE winds will develop over the E half of the basin, increasing to strong speeds Sat into Sat night. Otherwise, hazy conditions due to agricultural fires over Central America and Mexico will continue for at least the next couple of days, reducing visibility to around 3 nm at times, mainly over the SW Gulf. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.