000 FZNT24 KNHC 070252 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 Offshore Waters Forecast 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. GMZ001-071500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the Gulf basin will support fresh to strong winds and seas to 8 ft in the SE Gulf and Straits of Florida tonight. The area of high pressure will shift eastward, enabling the next cold front to move into the NW Gulf on Mon. The front will shift eastward and stall from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche through the middle of the week. The front will gradually dissipate through Thu. Fresh to strong winds will prevail west of the front Mon and Tue. $$ GMZ011-071500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S to SW 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell early in the evening. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N 30 kt early in the morning. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ013-071500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE to S swell. $$ GMZ015-071500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. $$ GMZ017-071500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ019-071500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ021-071500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-071500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NW to N swell. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ025-071500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 952 PM EST Sun Mar 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft early in the morning. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell early in the morning. $$ Forecaster AKR