Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
265 FZNT25 KNHC 231935 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 235 PM EST Sat Nov 23 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...High pressure will prevail across the basin through the middle of next week. Moderate to fresh southerly winds will develop over the western Gulf tonight, and continue through early next week before diminishing slightly. A weak cold front may move into the far NW Gulf early next week where it will stall and weaken. Moderate to fresh southerly winds will once again develop over the western Gulf the middle of next week ahead of a cold front which will move into the NW Gulf Thu. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...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, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N59W to the Windward Passage. A reinforcing cold front extends from 31N61W to E Cuba. Fresh to strong winds are N of 30N and W of the reinforcing front. The fronts will merge tonight, with the merged front moving E of the area by Sun evening. Rough seas impacting the waters mainly N of 25N between 56W and 76W will shift eastward through the middle of next week, then E of the forecast waters the end of next week. A cold front will enter the NE Florida offshore waters Tue night before stalling and lifting N of the area late Wed. Another cold front will approach the far NW waters the end of next week. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S of 27N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N, NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.