000 FZNT24 KNHC 080231 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 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. GMZ001-081445- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near Cedar Key, Florida to to near Tampico, Mexico. This front will continue moving SE and reach from near Fort Myers, Florida, to the Bay of Campeche Sun morning, then gradually weaken and stall from the Florida Straits to the Yucatan Peninsula Mon. High pressure and fresh winds, strong in the western Gulf, will follow the front into Sun evening. The front will then drift northward Tue through Wed as southerly return flow gradually develops across most of the basin. Low pressure is expected to develop across the NW Gulf Tue night through Wed and move slowly E and into the N central Gulf Thu. $$ GMZ040-081445- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. N of 27N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt S of 27N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-081445- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the evening. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-081445- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-081445- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. W of 85W, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft early in the evening. E of 85W, seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-081445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...W of 96W, SW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...W of 96W, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-081445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-081445- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-081445- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-081445- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered tstms. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-081445- Central Bay of Campeche- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N winds 10 kt S of 20N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 20N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt S of 20N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 20N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...S of 20N, SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-081445- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1031 PM EDT Sat Oct 7 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the morning. E of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling