000 FZNT24 KNHC 061947 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 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. GMZ001-070745- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered over north-central Gulf will shift east of the area by late Wed. Generally gentle to moderate east to southeast winds and slight seas will be over the Gulf through early Fri. Northeast to east winds over the far southeastern Gulf and Straits of Florida will begin to freshen late on Tue. These winds will expand westward late on Sat. A cold front is expected to reach the Texas coast early on Fri, move into the NW Gulf offshore waters Fri afternoon, reach from northern Florida panhandle to the north central Gulf and to near Tampico early on Sat and from west central Florida to the central Gulf, where it may become stationary to low pressure just offshore northeast Mexico by late Sun. A cold front may extend from the low south-southeastward to the central Bay of Campeche at that time. Fresh to strong northeast winds are expected north of the stationary front, and fresh to strong northwest winds are expected behind the cold front, with seas becoming rough. $$ GMZ040-070745- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt behind the front in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell, building to 4 to 6 ft behind the front in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-070745- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...NE 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. $$ GMZ056-070745- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 89W. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-070745- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...W of 85W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-070745- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W of 96W, S to SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 96W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, except becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ045-070745- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-070745- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-070745- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-070745- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ049-070745- Central Bay of Campeche- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-070745- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 247 PM EST Mon Nov 6 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre