000 FZNT24 KNHC 090905 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 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. GMZ001-092115- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from south-central Louisiana to near Poza Rica, Mexico. A band of showers and thunderstorms, some severe, is associated with the front. Frequent lightning and strong gusty wind are likely with the storms. The front will reach from the western Florida panhandle to the south-central Bay of Campeche Thu evening and stall. A stronger cold front will enter the NW Gulf late Thu night or early Fri morning, and merge with the stalling front. The merged front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the NW Yucatan peninsula by Fri night, and from near Tampa Bay, Florida to the Yucatan Channel by Sat afternoon. Northerly gale force winds are expected near Tampico, Mexico Fri afternoon, and offshore Veracruz, Mexico late 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 diminish from W to E on Sun. $$ GMZ040-092115- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ041-092115- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft, building to 7 ft late. $$ GMZ056-092115- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. W of 89W, seas 10 ft. E of 89W, seas 7 ft, building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 89W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ057-092115- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-092115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft, building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ045-092115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft, building to 7 ft late. $$ GMZ046-092115- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, NW winds 10 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. N of 24N, W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 ft late. $$ GMZ047-092115- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-092115- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft, building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft, subsiding to 9 ft late. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ049-092115- Central Bay of Campeche- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft, subsiding to 10 ft late. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-092115- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 405 AM EST Thu Feb 9 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. E of 90W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 5 ft, building to 12 ft late. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft W of 90W, and 10 ft E of 90W. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 ft late. $$ Forecaster GR