000 FZNT24 KNHC 260501 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 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. GMZ001-261715- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from Tampa Bay, Florida to the southeast Gulf. This front is bringing moderate to locally fresh winds behind it until it exits the basin by early Sat morning. A strong cold front will approach north of Florida on Sat night, and this will bring moderate to fresh winds across the eastern Gulf through the weekend. By early next week, moderate to fresh return flow can be expected across the western Gulf. By Tue night into Wed, fresh to strong southerly flow is possible over most of the Gulf in response to a cold front over Texas. $$ GMZ011-261715- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .THU...SE winds 10 kt late, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ013-261715- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 90W, and N 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt late, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE swell. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ015-261715- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. $$ GMZ017-261715- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ019-261715- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ021-261715- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-261715- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the morning. $$ GMZ025-261715- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 101 AM EDT Sat Mar 26 2022 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the morning. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster AKR