883 FZNT24 KNHC 270159 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 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. GMZ001-271400- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge extending into the central Gulf from the western Atlantic will dominate the area through Tue. Fresh to strong winds will pulse off the Yucatan peninsula during the evening hours through this period. A cold front entering the northwestern Gulf on Tue will move southeastward and reach from the Florida Big Bend area to north of Tampico, Mexico Tue night. It will then weaken and reach from the Florida Straits to the eastern Bay of Campeche Wed evening. Fresh to strong NE to E winds are expected at the northwestern Gulf behind the front into Wed morning. High pressure building in the wake of the front will support fresh to locally strong easterly winds across the Bay of Campeche and southeastern Gulf the middle to end of the week. $$ GMZ040-271400- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 3 NM. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon. N of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-271400- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 3 NM. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-271400- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 3 NM. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-271400- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 85W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-271400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-271400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-271400- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-271400- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ048-271400- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-271400- Central Bay of Campeche- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-271400- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 959 PM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 to 15 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster AL