000 FZNT24 KNHC 011955 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 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. GMZ001-020800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure centered just NE of Bermuda extends a ridge west southwestward to the central Gulf. The high pressure will shift eastward ahead of a cold front that will sink slowly into the N Gulf this evening and dissipate across the eastern Gulf on Sun. Fresh to locally strong winds are expected to pulse at night off the Yucatan Peninsula through the forecast period. High pressure and fresh to locally strong return flow will prevail across most of the W half of the Gulf Mon night through Tue night, ahead of the next cold front. This next front is expected to move into the NW Gulf Wed and stall across NW and W portions through Thu. $$ GMZ040-020800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ041-020800- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ056-020800- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-020800- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 85W, E winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-020800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and SE 20 to 25 kt E of 96W. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-020800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ046-020800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ047-020800- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-020800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-020800- Central Bay of Campeche- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ050-020800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 355 PM EDT Sat Apr 1 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W of 90W, SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling