000 FZNT24 KNHC 190923 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 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. GMZ001-192130- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will continue to dominate the Gulf waters providing gentle to moderate anticyclonic winds through tonight. A frontal system will bring fresh winds to the NE Gulf Fri and Fri night. Light to gentle variable winds will dominate the basin afterward through Sun. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds are forecast to develop Sun night into early next week as the pressure gradient increases between a ridge over the E CONUS and a system of low pressure over the W CONUS. $$ GMZ040-192130- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-192130- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W of 92W, S winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 92W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-192130- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W of 89W, W winds 10 kt. E of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-192130- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and E 10 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W of 85W, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W of 85W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-192130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt. E of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-192130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell. .FRI...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable 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, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-192130- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-192130- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-192130- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-192130- Central Bay of Campeche- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt S of 20N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 20N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to 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 E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-192130- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 523 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Ramos