000 FZNT24 KNHC 110302 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 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. GMZ001-111515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough extends from northern Florida to 27N88W and to near 25N92W. The trough will slowly dissipate through early Fri. Fresh southerly winds are expected to develop in the central Gulf on Fri ahead of a strong cold front expected to enter the NW Gulf Fri evening. Gale-force winds and very rough seas are expected in the wake of the front over the western and north- central portion of the Gulf waters Fri night and Sat. Strong to near gale-force winds and rough seas will follow this front across the rest of the basin. $$ GMZ011-111515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft late. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-111515- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft late. Scattered showers and thunderstorms ahead of front. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt, except diminishing to 20 to 25 kt W of 92W in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft, except subsiding to 8 to 12 ft W of 92W in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 10 to 14 ft in N to NE swell E of 89W. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-111515- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W swell. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-111515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 35 to 40 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in NE to E swell late. .SAT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 17 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-111515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W early in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-111515- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .SAT...Straits of Florida, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W early in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 30 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in SW swell early in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms ahead of font. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-111515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt late. Winds SE 10 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell late. .SAT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S of 23N NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt early, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 12 to 18 ft, subsiding to 10 to 14 ft late. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft early in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-111515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1002 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt early in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SE to S swell, building to 11 to 17 ft in NW to N swell early in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 11 to 17 ft W of 92W. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre