Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
608 FZNT32 KNHC 150738 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 238 AM EST Fri Nov 15 2024 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Gulf of Mexico Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. .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. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.