000 FZNT24 KNHC 141026 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 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. GMZ001-142230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge extending from high pressure off the Carolinas to northern Mexico will continue to dominate the Gulf through early Tue evening. This pattern will continue to support moderate to fresh with locally strong easterly winds and higher seas across the southern Gulf this morning. Winds and seas will diminish across the basin by this evening. For the western Gulf, fresh E to SE return flow will set up in advance of the next cold front. The front will enter the far NW Gulf early Tue morning, and reach from the western Florida panhandle to the eastern Bay of Campeche by late Tue. Fresh winds accompanying this front will diminish by mid week. $$ GMZ011-142230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-142230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and W 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-142230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S of 27N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-142230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-142230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-142230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Straits of Florida, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE 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 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-142230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-142230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 626 AM EDT Mon Mar 14 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster PC NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER