000 FZNT24 KNHC 261925 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 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. GMZ001-270730- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough over the east-central Gulf will drift slowly into the western Gulf through mid week and dissipate. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected along and to the east of the trough, over the eastern half of the Gulf, through Wed night. Meanwhile, weak high pressure will persist over the north-central and northeast Gulf. This pattern will support gentle to moderate NE to E winds and slight seas across the basin through the middle of the week. Winds may increase over the northern Gulf the end of the week into the weekend as high pressure ridging strengthens over the southeastern United States. $$ GMZ040-270730- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-270730- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-270730- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W of 89W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ057-270730- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ058-270730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-270730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SUN...S of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 24N, NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ046-270730- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less S of 24N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ047-270730- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and E 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. N of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-270730- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in NE swell late. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-270730- Central Bay of Campeche- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...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...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-270730- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 325 PM EDT Tue Sep 26 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster AL