Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
448 FZNT25 KNHC 150740 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 240 AM EST Fri Nov 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 cold front extending from near Tampa Bay, Florida to just NW of the Yucatan Peninsula to the SW Gulf near 20.5N97W will move SE while washing out through tonight. Moderate to locally fresh winds will follow the front. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Sara is in the NW Caribbean and is forecast to dissipate over the Yucatan Peninsula by Mon. Looking ahead, moderate to fresh E to SE return flow, locally strong, will dominate the basin Sat night through early next week. The next cold front should enter the NW Gulf by early Tue, moving across the basin through mid-week. .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 19.5N55W to near the Anegada Passage continues as stationary to just N of Puerto Rico and along the northern coast of Hispaniola and NE Cuba. Large to very large N swell will continue sweeping across our waters before subsiding into early Sat while the front dissipates. Meanwhile, a new cold front just offshore SE Georgia and far NE Florida will quickly move eastward across our waters. The front will extend from 31N74W to Cape Canaveral, Florida after sunrise with fresh to strong winds, increasing to gale force north of 29N on either side of the front this evening. By Sat morning, the front will extend from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas. By Sun morning, the front will reach from 30N55W to near Puerto Rico, but with only fresh winds N of 29N by then. Very rough seas will follow this second front through the weekend, reaching very high near 29N65W Sat evening, decaying early next week. High pressure will build across the waters early next week. A reinforcing front or trough may clip the NE waters Tue and Tue night with increasing winds and building seas. .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 ft N of 27N.