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Offshore Forecast
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Issued by NWS
520 FZNT25 KNHC 150924 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 524 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 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. High pressure will build modestly across the NE Gulf Fri through Sat to produce moderate 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. .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 near the northern Bahamas will shift E and give way to Ernesto today. Hurricane Ernesto is near 23.9N 69.1W at 5 AM AST, moving north at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 75 kt with gusts to 90 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 979 mb. Ernesto is forecast to continue to strengthen as it moves on a northerly track, reaching near 25.4N 69.1W this afternoon, near 29.3N 66.7W Fri afternoon, 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 today through Fri night before subsiding Sat through Sun. .TODAY...S of 27N, SE to S winds 5 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. N of 27N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. N of 27N, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.