000 FZNT24 KNHC 040318 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 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. GMZ001-041530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near Naples, Florida to Cancun, Mexico will continue to move across the Gulf through this evening. Gale force winds and very rough seas are behind the front over the southwest Gulf. Fresh to strong northerly winds and rough seas are noted elsewhere in the wake of the front. Winds and seas will begin to diminish from west to east across the Gulf tonight into Sat, with winds below gale force in the southwest Gulf by early Sat morning. High pressure will follow the front. Looking ahead, expect fresh to locally strong SE to S return flow across the western Gulf on Mon and Tue, with another cold front entering the region on Wed. $$ GMZ040-041530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ041-041530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ056-041530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-041530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 85W, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt E of 85W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-041530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the evening. E of 96W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ045-041530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ046-041530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-041530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-041530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Elsewhere NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt, Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt, Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ049-041530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-041530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1018 PM EST Fri Feb 3 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen