Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
456
FZNT27 KNHC 290215
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1015 PM EDT Fri Jun 28 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...The pressure gradient between a ridge along 27N and
a broad area of low pressure over the NW Caribbean Sea
accompanied by a tropical wave will support fresh to strong E to
SE winds and building seas spreading from the Yucatan Channel
west-northwest through the weekend. The system is then forecast
to move west- northwestward, emerging over the Bay of Campeche
Sat night or early Sun, where conditions appear generally
conducive for further development, with the potential for
tropical cyclone formation. Gentle winds should prevail in the
NE Gulf through the weekend. Conditions are forecast to improve
across the basin Mon through Wed.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Slight chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and slight chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or
less. Chance of tstms.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. Chance of tstms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Slight chance of tstms.
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft in S swell.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...E to SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.