000 FZNT24 KNHC 070151 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 951 PM 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. GMZ001-071400- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A weak low pressure over the NW Gulf and an attendant front extending from the low center NE to near Lake Charles, Louisiana and SSW to near Tuxpan, Mexico will move slowly eastward over the western half of the Gulf trough Sun. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds are expected in the wake of the low and front through at least Fri. Another low pressure, forecast to develop just off the SE of United States will allow a cold front to move southward over Florida and the NE Gulf on Sun. Fresh to locally strong E winds are expected behind the front in the NE Gulf. Fresh to strong winds are forecast to pulse at night off the Yucatan Peninsula into the Bay of Campeche this evening into early Fri morning, and again Fri evening. $$ GMZ040-071400- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-071400- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...W of 92W, S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. E of 92W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-071400- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the evening. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 89W, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 89W, and 7 to 10 ft E of 89W. $$ GMZ057-071400- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 85W, SE to S winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the morning. E of 85W, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the evening. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ058-071400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and E 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Haze. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and NE 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 96W, and NE 10 kt E of 96W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-071400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Haze. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .MON...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-071400- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less S of 24N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ047-071400- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft early in the morning. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-071400- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Haze. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-071400- Central Bay of Campeche- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-071400- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 951 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Haze. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky