000 FZNT24 KNHC 261502 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 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. GMZ001-270315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A 1022 mb high at the northeastern Gulf and western Florida will dominate most of the region through midweek. Expect gentle to moderate southerly winds for the eastern Gulf, and moderate to occasional fresh southerly winds at the western Gulf. This moist southerly flow 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 ahead of a cold front forecast to move eastward across the Gulf on Fri. Gales could develop in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ040-270315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 9 ft. $$ GMZ041-270315- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ056-270315- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ057-270315- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...W of 85W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft W of 85W, and 5 to 6 ft E of 85W. $$ GMZ058-270315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 9 ft. $$ GMZ045-270315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ GMZ046-270315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, SE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, SE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ047-270315- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ048-270315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ GMZ049-270315- Central Bay of Campeche- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft S of 20N, and 6 to 7 ft N of 20N. $$ GMZ050-270315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1002 AM EST Sun Feb 26 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. E of 90W, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ Forecaster GR