718
FZNT27 KNHC 031506
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1106 AM EDT Wed Jul 3 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A weak ridge across the northern Gulf will linger
through Thu in advance of Beryl, now approaching Jamaica in the
west-central Caribbean. Major Hurricane Beryl is near 17.1N
76.1W at 11 AM EDT, moving west-northwest at 16 kt. Maximum
sustained winds are 125 kt with gusts to 150 kt, and the minimum
central pressure is 952 mb. Beryl is expected to maintain a W-NW
motion and weaken slowly, moving inland over the Yucatan
Peninsula Fri morning near 19.7N 88.2W, and weakening to a
tropical storm. Beryl is expected to emerge off the western
Yucatan Peninsula near 20.5N 90.7W Fri evening. Beryl will then
turn more NW and strengthen to a hurricane over the Gulf near
23.5N 96W Sun morning. There remains some uncertainty in the
track and intensity forecast of Beryl over the western Gulf of
Mexico this weekend. Interests in the southwestern and western
Gulf of Mexico should monitor the progress of Beryl.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance
of tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance
of showers.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers
likely and slight chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance
of tstms.
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers
likely and chance of tstms.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance
of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.