000 FZNT24 KNHC 260902 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 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. GMZ001-262115- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong east winds along and just offshore the northern Yucatan Peninsula will develop at night through Fri night. A cold front will move over the NW Gulf Thu, then reach from the NE Gulf to west-central Gulf Fri and begin to dissipate afterward as it reaches from central Florida to the central Gulf on Sat. Fresh to locally strong southwest winds are expected ahead of it over the north-central and NE waters. A stronger cold front is expected to enter the NW Gulf early Sat, and reach from the Florida panhandle to the Yucatan Peninsula on Sun afternoon. Fresh to strong northerly winds will follow the front, with winds possibly reaching to near gale-force in the far west- central Gulf and in the far SW Gulf from Sat afternoon into early Sun. By late Sun, the front is forecast to extend from north-central Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula ,with improving conditions across the most of the basin. $$ GMZ040-262115- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ041-262115- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. E of 92W, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in . .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 92W, NW winds 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ056-262115- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W of 89W, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. E of 89W, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. $$ GMZ057-262115- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. W of 85W, seas 6 to 9 ft. E of 85W, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. $$ GMZ058-262115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W of 96W, S to SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in E swell in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ045-262115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. N of 24N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon, W of 96W 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ046-262115- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ047-262115- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft. N of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft early in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ048-262115- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon, Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon, Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ049-262115- Central Bay of Campeche- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. N of 20N, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ050-262115- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 502 AM EDT Wed Apr 26 2023 .TODAY...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, S winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon, Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. E of 90W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon, Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. $$ Forecaster Aguirre