000 FZNT24 KNHC 180745 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 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. GMZ001-181945- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak low pressure has moved SE of the area into the NW Caribbean. An attached surface trough extends NE through the far SW basin, from the western tip of Cuba to the Florida Keys. This trough will drift S and dissipate today. High pressure will build across the area this weekend, producing gentle to moderate N winds today, then E and SE winds Sun. Southerly return flow will increase over the western Gulf Sun night ahead of the next cold front which will move off the Texas coast Mon night into Tue. Gale conditions are likely in the wake of the front over the west- central and SW parts of the Gulf Tue through Wed with seas forecast to build to 14 to 16 ft. $$ GMZ040-181945- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ041-181945- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W of 92W, W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ056-181945- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 89W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-181945- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N 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...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-181945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W of 96W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 96W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 96W. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ045-181945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ046-181945- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. $$ GMZ047-181945- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-181945- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT AND WED... .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ049-181945- Central Bay of Campeche- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell late. .WED...S of 20N, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. N of 20N, N winds 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ050-181945- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 245 AM EST Sat Nov 18 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, N winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. E of 90W, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. W of 90W, seas 5 to 7 ft. E of 90W, seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 90W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 90W. $$ Forecaster Konarik