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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
079 FZNT32 KNHC 151933 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 333 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 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...A currently stalled weak frontal boundary from Central Florida to near New Orleans, Louisiana will sag into the SE Gulf through Fri before stalling again and dissipating. High pressure behind it will support moderate to fresh winds and a slight building of seas in the NE Gulf. High pressure builds across the basin this weekend into early next week, centered near 24N with moderate or weaker winds and mainly slight seas. Otherwise, moderate to locally fresh winds, and scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected along the Yucatan Peninsula each evening through the period. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 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. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.