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Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
186 FZNT32 KNHC 181356 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 956 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 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 pressure pattern across the Gulf will support mainly gentle to moderate breezes and slight seas through Thu night. Moderate to fresh SW winds will develop over the far NE Gulf this 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. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming 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...S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE 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, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E 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. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW 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. .TUE...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.