000 FZNT24 KNHC 072040 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 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. GMZ001-080845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front lingers across the N and W Gulf, extending from the Florida Panhandle, across SE Louisiana, to weak low pressure just offshore of Brownsville, TX then extends southward to just S of Veracruz, Mexico. The front will move slowly eastward over the western half of the Gulf trough Sun. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds are expected to the W of the low and front through tonight, except persisting off Veracruz through Sat. Another low pressure, expected to develop just off the SE of United States Sat night, 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. Low pres may develop along the remnants of the front in the N central Gulf Tue and deepen through Wed. $$ GMZ040-080845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft, building to 10 ft late. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ041-080845- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft, building to 14 ft late. .WED...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ GMZ056-080845- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. E of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 89W, and NE 15 to 20 kt E of 89W. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 89W, and E 20 to 25 kt E of 89W. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...W of 89W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. E of 89W, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 89W, and E to SE 20 to 30 kt E of 89W. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 89W, and E to SE 20 to 30 kt E of 89W. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 kt late. E of 89W, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ GMZ057-080845- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft W of 85W, and 9 ft E of 85W. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft W of 85W, and 9 ft E of 85W. $$ GMZ058-080845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...W of 96W, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. E of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 8 ft W of 96W, and 10 to 11 ft E of 96W. $$ GMZ045-080845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 11 ft N of 24N. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ GMZ046-080845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ GMZ047-080845- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 7 ft N of 24N. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. N of 24N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft S of 24N, and 7 ft N of 24N. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-080845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ GMZ049-080845- Central Bay of Campeche- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft S of 20N, and 8 ft N of 20N. $$ GMZ050-080845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 440 PM EDT Fri Apr 7 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W of 90W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 90W, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling