656 FZNT24 KNHC 280833 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 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. GMZ001-282045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will enter the northwestern Gulf today. The front will move southeastward and reach from the Florida Big Bend area to north of Tampico, Mexico tonight, then weaken from the Florida Straits to the eastern Bay of Campeche Wed evening. Fresh to strong NE to E winds are expected in the northwestern Gulf behind the front today through early Wed. High pressure will build over the SE United States by the end of the week, and will support moderate to fresh E-SE winds across the basin, with locally fresh to strong winds off the Yucatan Peninsula. Winds will weaken slightly for the start of the upcoming weekend. $$ GMZ040-282045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Winds N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-282045- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...W of 92W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-282045- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-282045- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-282045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-282045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. N of 24N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-282045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-282045- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-282045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-282045- Central Bay of Campeche- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-282045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 433 AM EDT Tue Mar 28 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 ft. $$ Forecaster AL