000 FZNT24 KNHC 131925 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 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. GMZ001-140730- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A weak ridge across the northern Gulf will dominate the basin throughout the forecast period, supporting mainly light to gentle winds N of 24N and gentle to moderate winds S of 24N. Moderate return flow will develop across the W and SW Gulf Thu night. Scattered thunderstorms can be expected across the western Yucatan and eastern Bay of Campeche each late afternoon and evening through the period. $$ GMZ040-140730- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-140730- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W of 92W, SE winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. E of 92W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-140730- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 89W, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-140730- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-140730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-140730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-140730- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-140730- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-140730- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-140730- Central Bay of Campeche- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-140730- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 325 PM EDT Wed Sep 13 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre