000 FZNT24 KNHC 270939 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 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. GMZ001-272145- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough over the central Gulf will drift slowly W through tonight before dissipating. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to the east of the trough, over the eastern half of the Gulf, through tonight. Meanwhile, gentle to moderate NE to E winds and slight seas will prevail across the basin through early Thu. Winds are forecast to increase over the northern Gulf the end of the week into the weekend as high pressure ridging strengthens over the southeastern United States. $$ GMZ040-272145- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-272145- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-272145- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 90W, and E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-272145- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-272145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...W of 96W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-272145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-272145- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-272145- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt Straits of Florida, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt Straits of Florida, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-272145- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-272145- Central Bay of Campeche- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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 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...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-272145- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 539 AM EDT Wed Sep 27 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Hagen