000 FZNT24 KNHC 080916 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 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. GMZ001-082130- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Areas of dense fog over the NW Gulf continues to linger over the NW Gulf. A stationary front extends from the Florida Panhandle near 30N87W to a 1014 mb low near 25N95W to south of Tampico, Mexico near 21N97W. Fresh to strong northerly winds follow the front, with the strong winds diminishing by this morning. Moderate to fresh northerly winds will follow the front through Wed night as the boundary slowly pushes eastward into the central Gulf. The front will stall by Wed night and then gradually dissipate by Thu. A strong cold front is expected to enter the NW Gulf Fri evening. Gale force winds are possible along the Mexico coast on Fri night through Sat. Strong to near gale- force winds and rough seas are expected to impact most of the basin through Sat night. $$ GMZ011-082130- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell late. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-082130- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ015-082130- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ017-082130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 6 to 8 ft late. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ019-082130- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ021-082130- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ023-082130- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell, building to 9 to 14 ft in N swell in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ025-082130- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 416 AM EST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. $$ Forecaster AKR