000 FZNT24 KNHC 250131 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 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. GMZ001-251345- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will dominate the basin through the upcoming weekend, providing gentle to moderate winds. Looking ahead, a broad area of low pres in the NW Caribbean Sea is forecast to move generally northward over the NW Caribbean Sea and eastern Gulf of Mexico early next week, with the potential for increasing winds and seas. $$ GMZ040-251345- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. N of 27N, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-251345- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W of 92W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 92W, E to SE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-251345- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W of 89W, E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W of 89W, N winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt early in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. $$ GMZ057-251345- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and SE 10 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W of 85W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft W of 85W, and 6 to 8 ft E of 85W. .TUE NIGHT...W of 85W, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. E of 85W, NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft W of 85W, and 6 to 8 ft E of 85W. $$ GMZ058-251345- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the afternoon. E of 96W, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, NE to E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 96W, NE to E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-251345- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-251345- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. $$ GMZ047-251345- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, Seas 5 to 7 ft. N of 24N, W winds 20 to 25 kt, Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 24N, seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 24N, seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft late. $$ GMZ048-251345- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-251345- Central Bay of Campeche- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the afternoon. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the afternoon. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-251345- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 931 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky