000 FZNT24 KNHC 260258 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 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. GMZ001-261500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A 1023 mb high at the northeastern Gulf and western Florida will dominate most of the region through midweek next week. Expect light to gentle winds for the eastern Gulf, and moderate to occasional fresh southerly winds at the western Gulf. This will continue to favor the development of marine fog across the northern Gulf during night and early morning hours. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse each night into the early morning hours near and northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula due to a diurnal trough. Southerly flow will increase and reach fresh to strong by Thu evening ahead of the next cold front forecast to move across the Gulf region on Fri. Gales could develop at the western Bay of Campeche. $$ GMZ040-261500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog with visibility down to 2.5 sm. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ041-261500- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog with visibility down to 2.5 sm. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW to W 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ056-261500- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy fog with visibility down to 2.5 sm. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. $$ GMZ057-261500- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy fog with visibility down to 2.5 sm. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. .SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in S swell early in the morning. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. .THU NIGHT...W of 85W, S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt early in the morning, Seas 7 to 11 ft. E of 85W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S 20 kt early in the morning, Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft early in the morning. $$ GMZ058-261500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ045-261500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S 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 to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ046-261500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ047-261500- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ048-261500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in E swell early in the morning. $$ GMZ049-261500- Central Bay of Campeche- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-261500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 958 PM EST Sat Feb 25 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 kt early in the evening. E of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 kt early in the evening. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. E of 90W, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Chan