Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
163 FZNT32 KNHC 262020 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 320 PM EST Tue Nov 26 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 the western Florida Panhandle to NE Mexico will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the north- central Gulf near 27N90W tonight, then lift N of the area on Wed. A second cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf waters Thu morning. Moderate to fresh southerly winds will develop over the western Gulf Wed and Wed night ahead of the front, which will reach from Cedar Key, Florida to near Tampico, Mexico early on Fri morning, and from the Straits of Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico by early Sat morning. The front will exit the basin later on Sat. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow this front. Gusty winds to gale force may occur over the west- central and SW Gulf in the wake of the front on Fri. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.