Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
438 FZNT32 KNHC 190317 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1117 PM EDT Wed Sep 18 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...Weak surface ridging over the Gulf waters will support gentle to locally moderate easterly winds and slight seas through the upcoming weekend. Moderate winds may pulse in the eastern Bay of Campeche nightly through the next several days. A cold front is forecast to clip the far NE waters Thu into Fri with little change in winds and seas. Winds may increase across the SE Gulf by Mon as a low pressure forms over the NW Caribbean. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.