960 FZNT24 KNHC 090343 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 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. GMZ001-091545- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front currently moving across the northern Gulf waters will reach from near Lake Okeechobee to the SW Gulf by Sun morning, then stall over the southeastern Gulf on Mon, and lift northward on Tue while dissipating. Expect increasing NE winds across much of the basin Sun afternoon through late Mon as the pressure gradient tightens between high pressure across the Gulf region and lower pressure in the western Caribbean. An area of fresh to strong NW winds and moderate to rough seas will persist over the far southwest Gulf off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico Sun through Mon. $$ GMZ040-091545- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-091545- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-091545- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-091545- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 85W, and 2 to 4 ft E of 85W. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-091545- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the evening. E of 96W, SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-091545- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-091545- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-091545- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to S swell. $$ GMZ048-091545- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ049-091545- Central Bay of Campeche- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 20N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 20N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 20N, and SE 10 kt N of 20N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the morning. S of 20N, seas 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less in the late evening and early morning. N of 20N, seas 3 ft or less early in the morning. $$ GMZ050-091545- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1143 PM EDT Sat Oct 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...W of 90W, variable less than 5 kt. Winds SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. E of 90W, NE winds early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen