000 FZNT24 KNHC 082024 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 324 PM 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. GMZ001-090830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending across the NE Gulf will reach from Havana, Cuba to near Mobile, Alabama by Thu morning before dissipating by Thu night. Fresh easterly winds will briefly follow the front. Another cold front is forecast to enter the Gulf region Fri and move over the northern Gulf waters by Fri night, reaching from near Tampa Bay, FL to Galveston, TX by Sat morning before dissipating late Sat. A third cold front will likely enter the NW Gulf Sun night into Mon. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected in the wake of this front. $$ GMZ040-090830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S of 27N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 27N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 27N, S winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ GMZ041-090830- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ056-090830- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 89W, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-090830- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 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 to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-090830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ045-090830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. S of 24N, seas 3 ft, building to 6 ft late. N of 24N, seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ046-090830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. N of 24N, N winds 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 ft, building to 7 ft late. $$ GMZ047-090830- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-090830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 3 to 4 ft. Elsewhere, seas 3 ft, building to 7 ft late. $$ GMZ049-090830- Central Bay of Campeche- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .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 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S of 20N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ050-090830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 324 PM EST Wed Mar 8 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR