000 FZNT24 KNHC 011503 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 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. GMZ001-020315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will continue to dominate the Gulf waters through tonight. Moist southerly flow will continue to favor the development of marine fog across portions of the northern Gulf tonight into early Thu morning. SE to S winds will increase to fresh to strong Thu, ahead of a cold front forecast to move off the Texas coast Thu night. The front will reach from Apalachicola, FL to the central Bay of Campeche Fri evening before stalling and weakening later Fri night into early Sat. Near-gale force S winds will precede the front across the northern Gulf Thu evening through Fri morning. Fresh to strong NW winds are expected behind the front over the western Gulf, except for minimal gale force offshore Tampico and Veracruz, Mexico Fri. Winds and seas should subside by Sat. $$ GMZ040-020315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt S of 27N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-020315- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-020315- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-020315- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 ft, building to 10 ft late. .FRI...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft W of 85W, and 9 to 10 ft E of 85W. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-020315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-020315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-020315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft S of 24N, and 10 to 12 ft N of 24N. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-020315- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE 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...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-020315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt by late morning. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ049-020315- Central Bay of Campeche- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ050-020315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1003 AM EST Wed Mar 1 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft W of 90W, and 5 to 7 ft E of 90W. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, N winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen