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Offshore Forecast
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Issued by NWS
720 FZNT25 KNHC 122053 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 453 PM 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 into this weekend. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Ernesto is near 16.0N 57.5W at 5 PM EDT, and is moving west-northwest at 24 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 35 kt with gusts to 45 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1009 mb. Ernesto will move to 16.2N 60.3W Tue morning, 16.9N 63.4W Tue afternoon, 18.5N 65.6W Wed morning, 20.9N 67.1W Wed afternoon, strengthen to a hurricane near 22.9N 67.8W Thu morning, and 25.0N 68.0W Thu afternoon. Ernesto will change little in intensity as it moves to 29.4N 66.0W Fri afternoon. Ernesto will then move northward across the western Atlantic through Sat and gradually strengthen, with high pressure gradually building westward along 20N in its wake. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S of 27N, E to SE winds 5 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. N of 27N, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...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. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.