Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
271 FZNT32 KNHC 222112 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 512 PM EDT Sat Jun 22 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 broad area of low pressure is located over the southwest Gulf, with a mean 1006 mb center, AL93, near 21.5N95W. Strong winds surround the low center to the S of 26N and W of 92W, and have increased to gale-force between Tampico and Veracruz this afternoon. Winds are expected to diminish below gale-force this evening. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system as it moves slowly northwestward, and a tropical depression could form over the western Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Moderate to fresh winds and moderate seas prevail E of 90W and will diminish to gentle to moderate and slight seas tonight and to light to gentle speeds on Sun through Wed. Conditions are forecast to improve W of 90W Sun afternoon into Mon as the low pressure system moves inland across Mexico. Weak high pressure will reside over the E central Gulf Tue and Wed. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Within 120 nm of the coast between S of 23.5N NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt early becoming NW to W 15 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft subsiding to 7 to 9 ft. Elsewhere SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W of 95W NW to W winds 25 to 35 kt early becoming SW to W winds 15 to 25 kt. Elsewhere S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft early subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...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, becoming S less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.