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Offshore Forecast
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498 FZNT32 KNHC 290754 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 354 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 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...The pressure gradient between a ridge along 28N and a broad area of low pressure over the NW Caribbean Sea near the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula 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 tonight 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. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.