000 FZNT24 KNHC 152004 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 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. GMZ001-160815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak ridging from southwest Florida to the central Gulf is shifting eastward ahead of a cold front moving into coastal Texas. The front will enter the northwest Gulf tonight, move southeastward and reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to Poza Rica, Mexico early Mon, before stalling and dissipating from the Straits of Florida to the northeast Yucatan Peninsula through mid week. Fresh to strong N to NE winds and building seas are likely behind the front over much of the western and central Gulf Sun into early Mon. Gusty winds and rough seas may accompany clusters of thunderstorms over the north-central Gulf this evening, and again across the northern Gulf ahead of the front overnight. $$ GMZ040-160815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...S of 27N, variable less than 5 kt. Winds SW winds 10 kt in the evening. N of 27N, NW to N winds late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-160815- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...W of 92W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-160815- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Numerous showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-160815- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-160815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-160815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...S of 24N, NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-160815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-160815- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-160815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-160815- Central Bay of Campeche- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S of 20N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. N of 20N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-160815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 404 PM EDT Sat Apr 15 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen