208 FZNT24 KNHC 152036 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 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 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will persist from southwest Florida to the central Texas coast through mid week, while a trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula each evening and move offshore. This pattern will maintain moderate to fresh winds pulsing north and west of the Yucatan peninsula during the late afternoon and evening hours. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and slight seas will prevail. $$ GMZ040-160815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-160815- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S swell. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 92W, S winds 10 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to S swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-160815- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. E of 89W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-160815- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S swell. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-160815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-160815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. $$ GMZ046-160815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. $$ GMZ047-160815- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 3 ft in S swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in S swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE to S swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. $$ GMZ048-160815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-160815- Central Bay of Campeche- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-160815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 436 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre