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Offshore Forecast
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364 FZNT25 KNHC 150323 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1123 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of Mexico .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. Otherwise, moderate to locally fresh winds, and scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected along the Yucatan Peninsula each evening through the period. .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A weakening ridge from the central Atlantic W-SW to the northern Bahamas will shift E and give way to Ernesto on Thu. Hurricane Ernesto is near 23.0N 68.9W at 11 PM AST, moving northwest at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 70 kt with gusts to 85 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 982 mb. Ernesto is expected to turn toward the north-northwest then north tonight through Thu morning as it continues to strengthen, reaching near 24.7N 69.1W Thu morning, near 26.8N 68.6W Thu evening, near 28.6N 67.4W Fri morning, then pass very near Bermuda Sat morning. A weak frontal boundary extends from near Bermuda to north-central Florida and will drift southward across the northwestern part of the area, and stall to the NW of Ernesto by Fri, producing moderate to fresh NE winds behind it. Large swell from Ernesto will spread W of 75W late Thu night through Sat morning. .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S of 27N, S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. N of 27N, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.