000 FZNT24 KNHC 080317 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 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. GMZ001-081530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge dominates the Gulf waters. The pressure gradient between the ridge and lower pressure associated with a cold front over SE Texas will support fresh SE to S winds across the Gulf of Mexico through midday Wed. The cold front over Texas will move over the western Gulf Wed afternoon. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will briefly follow this front, which will stall over the west-central Gulf on Thu while dissipating. A stronger cold front will enter the NW Gulf Thu night, reach from the Florida Big Bend to Merida, Mexico Fri evening, and exit the basin by Sat afternoon. Northerly gales are possible near Tampico, Mexico early Fri afternoon, and offshore Veracruz, Mexico Fri afternoon through early Sat. Gales could also persist over the central Bay of Campeche into Sat morning. Very rough seas are expected in the wake of the front, especially over the SW Gulf. Winds and seas will gradually subside Sun as a high pressure ridge moves over the basin. $$ GMZ040-081530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to S 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 ft late. $$ GMZ041-081530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ056-081530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W of 89W, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-081530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 4 ft, building to 7 ft late. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-081530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W of 96W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft, building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-081530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. N of 24N, S to SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft, building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft S of 24N, and 11 to 12 ft N of 24N. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 10 ft N of 24N. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-081530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and NW to N 20 to 30 kt N of 24N. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-081530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ048-081530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft, building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 14 to 16 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 12 ft, subsiding to 9 ft late. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-081530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 ft, building to 13 ft late. N of 20N, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft, building to 15 ft late. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-081530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1017 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 90W, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. W of 90W, seas 11 ft late. Seas 3 ft in the evening. E of 90W, seas 6 ft late. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft W of 90W, and 10 ft E of 90W. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft, subsiding to 8 ft late. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Forecaster GR