Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
728 FZNT25 KNHC 220338 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1038 PM EST Thu Nov 21 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...A cold front moving through the southeastern United States will progress into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico late tonight into Fri morning, promoting fresh NW winds across the eastern half of the basin. Strong N winds will be possible north of 28N and east of 88W through early Fri. Locally rough seas will occur near the strongest winds. Farther south, moderate to fresh N winds will continue through Fri morning in the wake of another cold front moving through the northwestern and central Caribbean Sea. Locally rough seas of 8 to 9 ft are expected through the Yucatan Channel tonight into Fri behind this front. Winds across the basin will diminish to gentle to moderate speeds by Sat morning as high pressure develops over the southeastern United States. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...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...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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS...A Gale Warning is in effect for areas east of 77W for W gale winds in the wake of a reinforcing cold front that will quickly sweep across the waters N and NE of the Bahamas late tonight through Sat night. The strongest winds will occur north of 30N on Fri and Fri night. Rough to very rough seas will accompany these winds, with seas of 12 to 15 ft expected north of 28.5N between 78W and 65W. Long-period N swell with this front will produce rough seas for areas north of 25N by Sat morning. Rough seas will shift eastward through this weekend. Winds will diminish to moderate speeds on Sat, with gentle to moderate winds expected Sun into next week. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.