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Offshore Forecast
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Issued by NWS
464 FZNT25 KNHC 170922 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 522 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 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 pressure pattern will continue across the Gulf through Sun, supporting gentle to moderate breezes and slight seas. Looking ahead, moderate to fresh SW winds will develop over the far NE Gulf Sun evening ahead of a weak cold front forecast to move into the NE Gulf early on Mon. The front will stall briefly Mon night and then move E of the area Tue afternoon. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Ernesto is near 32.4N 65.0W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving north-northeast at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 75 kt with gusts to 90 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 972 mb. Ernesto will move to 33.3N 64.5W this afternoon, then continue to move well north of the region through the early part of the week, before weakening late Tue. Large swells generated by Ernesto will continue to spread westward to the Bahamas and the southeast United States coast through Mon. Expect moderate to fresh SW winds off northeast Florida late Sun into Mon, ahead of a weak cold front that will move into the area Sun night, then briefly stall Mon night and weaken through mid week. .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. N of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.