000 FZNT24 KNHC 080853 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 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. GMZ001-082100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure centered over the NE Gulf will dominate the area through today. A cold front will enter the NE Gulf today, and extend from Havana, Cuba to near Mobile, Alabama by Thu afternoon, before dissipating by late Thu night. Moderate to fresh SE winds are forecast in the far E Gulf, east of the front. Another weak cold front is likely to reach the northern Gulf Coast Fri and move over the northern Gulf waters by Fri night before dissipating Sat. $$ GMZ040-082100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-082100- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-082100- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...W of 89W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, S winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-082100- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 ft late. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 85W, N winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-082100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-082100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-082100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-082100- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ048-082100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-082100- Central Bay of Campeche- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-082100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 353 AM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen