Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
284 FZNT25 KNHC 160928 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 528 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... Southeast Gulf of America .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure center will remain over the north- central Gulf through Mon, then moves toward the SE Gulf by Tue while weakening some. This pattern will continue to support mostly gentle to moderate E to SE winds across the basin, with pulses of fresh winds occurring north and west of the Yucatan Peninsula and into the Bay of Campeche each night, as a surface trough migrates from the Yucatan Peninsula westward across the SW Gulf. Slight to moderate seas are expected through the forecast period. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...The Bermuda-Azores High, combined with the passage of a tropical wave through the Caribbean Sea will cause fresh to strong NE to E winds south of 22N including the approaches and in the Windward Passage through tonight. Looking ahead, a cold front will slowly push across the northern forecast border east of 70W late today, and move across the northern forecast waters on Mon while dissipating into a trough by Tue. Fresh to strong SW to W winds are expected ahead of the front and E of 70W today and tonight. .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.