000 FZNT24 KNHC 060825 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 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. GMZ001-062000- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front over the western Gulf extends from southwestern Louisiana to inland extreme northeastern Mexico. Moderate to fresh northeast winds are behind the front. The front will stall this morning and linger over the NW Gulf through Fri night. Winds behind the front will increase to fresh to strong over some of the waters. Weak low pressure is forecast to develop along the frontal boundary over the NW Gulf on Fri and gradually shift east-northeastward. Northerly flow behind the low will push the front east-southeastward across the northern and central Gulf through late Sat. The front is expected to stall over the southeast and south-central Gulf Sun and into next week. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected with the front. Fresh to strong winds are expected to pulse at night off the Yucatan Peninsula into the Bay of Campeche this morning and again tonight into early Fri morning. $$ GMZ040-062000- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 4 to 65 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms ahead of front. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-062000- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ056-062000- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-062000- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft . .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-062000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and SE 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-062000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 24N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ046-062000- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-062000- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in SE swell. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft late. .MON...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning, Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ048-062000- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-062000- Central Bay of Campeche- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-062000- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 425 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre