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Offshore Forecast
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Issued by NWS
988 FZNT25 KNHC 120902 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 502 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 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 through Fri night. Otherwise, moderate to fresh winds are expected along the Yucatan Peninsula each evening and night for the next few days. .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Atlantic high pressure centered NE of Bermuda extends a ridge southwestward to just east of the Bahamas and is forecast to shift NE and weaken through Wed. Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is near 14.4N 52.5W at 0900 UTC, moving west at 22 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1009 mb. Five will move W-NW through early Tue morning then turn NW and gradually strengthen across the NE Caribbean Tue and Wed. Five is expected to reach near 16.5N 62.5W Tue afternoon as a tropical storm, near 17.9N 64.8W Tue night, near 19.4N 66.1W Wed afternoon, and near 21.0N 66.9W Wed night as a hurricane. Five will then move northward and gradually strengthen, reaching near 25N 67W Thu night, and near 29.5N 65W Fri night. High pressure will gradually build westward along 20N in its wake. .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.