NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ001-080915-  Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico  501 PM EDT Mon Oct 7 2024      .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Milton is near 21.8N 90.8W at 5 PM EDT, and  is moving east at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 155 kt with  gusts to 190 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 905 mb.  Milton will move to 21.9N 89.4W Tue morning, 22.7N 87.4W Tue  afternoon, 24.2N 85.6W Wed morning, 26.1N 84.0W Wed afternoon,  inland to 27.9N 82.6W Thu morning, and 29.2N 79.5W Thu afternoon.  Milton will weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 30.5N 71.0W  Fri afternoon. Meanwhile, 1005 mb low pressure is near 26N85.5W  along a stationary front stretching from near Tampa Bay, Florida  through the low to 24N88W. Fresh to near gale force winds and  building seas are north of the front. The low and front will  slowly shift east-southeastward through Tue. Conditions should  improve across the basin by the end of the week.    $$
   GMZ013-060315-  N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary-  1112 AM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022    TODAY  S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and S 20 kt elsewhere.  Seas 4 to 6 ft.  TONIGHT  S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  WED  S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  WED NIGHT  W of 90W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to  30 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas  3 to 5 ft.  THU  N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  THU NIGHT  NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  FRI  NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  FRI NIGHT  NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  SAT  N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.  SAT NIGHT  E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.    $$