Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
563 FZNT32 KNHC 060241 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1041 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 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...Tropical Storm Milton is near 22.9N 95.1W at 11 PM EDT, and is moving north-northeast at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 40 kt with gusts to 50 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1005 mb. Milton will move to 23.0N 94.6W Sun morning, 23.0N 93.5W Sun evening, strengthen to a hurricane near 23.1N 92.1W Mon morning, 23.3N 90.5W Mon evening, 23.9N 88.6W Tue morning, and 25.3N 86.4W Tue evening. Milton will change little in intensity as it moves to 28.2N 82.3W late Wed. Meanwhile a frontal trough or front will develop across the northern Gulf ahead of Milton with fresh to strong winds and building seas, mainly north of 26N. Conditions may improve across the basin by the end of next week. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming N 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 50 to 65 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 60 to 75 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 70 to 85 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft after midnight. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and W 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SW 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and W 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and W 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft, subsiding to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon.