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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
141 FZNT32 KNHC 151346 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 946 AM 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 weak surface ridge will maintain gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas across most of the basin into early next week. High pressure will build modestly across the NE Gulf Thu night through Fri night to produce moderate to fresh easterly winds and a mild increase in 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 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, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .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, building to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 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, becoming W less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.