904 FZNT24 KNHC 011945 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 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. GMZ001-020745- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the region will shift E on Fri. Fresh to strong southeast to south winds and scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop over the western Gulf Fri night, then shift eastward into Sun, in advance of a cold front. By Sun night, this cold front is expected to move E of the Gulf, with strong to possible gale-force W to NW winds along with rough seas expanding across much of the basin Mon through Mon night. Gale force winds are possible in the NE Gulf sat night. Winds and seas subside Tue and Tue night as high pressure builds over the area. $$ GMZ040-020745- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, N winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-020745- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ056-020745- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...W of 89W, S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. E of 89W, SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 89W, and 7 to 10 ft E of 89W. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .MON...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 89W, and 10 to 16 ft E of 89W. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ057-020745- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 ...POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NW swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W of 85W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt late, Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late. E of 85W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 85W, and 7 to 10 ft E of 85W. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SW to W swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ058-020745- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt W of 96W, and NW 15 to 20 kt E of 96W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. E of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 96W, and 7 to 10 ft E of 96W. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 96W, and 8 to 12 ft E of 96W. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ045-020745- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .SUN...S of 24N, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and NW 20 to 30 kt N of 24N. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. N of 24N, seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ046-020745- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 24N. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and W to NW 25 to 30 kt N of 24N. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. N of 24N, seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft late. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft in NW swell. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ047-020745- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to S 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell late. .SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. N of 24N, seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE...N winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 16 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ048-020745- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and W to NW 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ049-020745- Central Bay of Campeche- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 20N, seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. N of 20N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 20N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 20N. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ050-020745- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 245 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, SW to W winds 10 kt. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ Forecaster Aguirre