Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
558 FZNT27 KNHC 180226 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 926 PM EST Sun Nov 17 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered over the SE United States dominates the basin with moderate to fresh E to SE return flow, except fresh to strong from the Yucatan Channel and Peninsula to the Texas coast which will persist through Mon. The next cold front will move into the NW Gulf Mon night, reaching from SW Louisiana to near Tamaulipas, Mexico early Tue, then from Apalachee Bay to Tampico, Mexico early Wed. Reinforcing fresh to strong northerly winds and large seas are forecast across the basin Wed night as the front pushes SE of the basin behind the front starting Wed. The front will push SE of the basin by early Thu with conditions gradually improving through the end of the week as high pressure builds in. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression Sara is forecast to move from the Yucatan Peninsula to the eastern Bay of Campeche overnight while transitioning to a post-tropical cyclone before dissipating. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.