000 FZNT24 KNHC 090846 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 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. GMZ001-092100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure across the northern Gulf will shift eastward through today ahead of a cold front expected to move off the Texas coast into the northwest Gulf late tonight to early Fri morning. The front will reach from the Sabine Pass to near Tampico, Mexico by late Sat, then stall from near Panama City, Florida to about 90 nm off the mouth of the Rio Grande, then southward to Veracruz, Mexico. Fresh to strong northerly winds will follow the front over the western Gulf along the coast of Mexico through Sat night. Looking ahead, a strengthening ridge over the SE United States may force fresh to strong NE winds and building seas over the E Gulf Mon and Mon night. $$ GMZ040-092100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ041-092100- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W of 92W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 92W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ056-092100- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W of 89W, SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ057-092100- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ058-092100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 96W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE 15 to 20 kt E of 96W. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ045-092100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ046-092100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ047-092100- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ048-092100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ049-092100- Central Bay of Campeche- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ050-092100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 346 AM EST Thu Nov 9 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen