Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
334 FZNT32 KNHC 010859 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 459 AM EDT Mon Jul 1 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...Tropical Storm Chris is inland over Veracruz, Mexico near 20.1N 97.2W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving west at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1005 mb. Chris will dissipate this afternoon. Meanwhile gentle to moderate winds will prevail across the NE half of the Gulf for the start of the week. Marine conditions will improve in the SW half of the Gulf later today in the wake of Chris, with ridging and gentle to moderate winds prevailing across the basin through early Thu. Thereafter, distant Hurricane Beryl currently approaching the eastern Caribbean is forecast to be in the NW Caribbean Thu. Hurricane Beryl is near 11.8N 59.9W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving west at 17 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 105 kt with gusts to 130 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 965 mb. Beryl is forecast to be near 17.4N 81.2W Thu morning, then to near 18.4N 87.6W over the Yucatan Peninsula early Fri. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE early. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.