000 FZNT24 KNHC 021525 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 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. GMZ001-030330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the region will shift E today. Fresh to strong southeast to south winds and scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop over the western Gulf tonight ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the Gulf region on Sat. The front will move across the central Gulf Sat night, and across the eastern part of the basin on Sun, then exit to the southeast of the Gulf Sun night. On Sun, a low pressure system will move eastward across the N Gulf states bringing a very tight pressure gradient across the Gulf waters. Gale conditions and very rough seas are expected across parts of the Gulf, including the Yucatan Channel and the Straits of Florida Sun night and Mon. The low pressure will cross Florida and move into the western Atlantic likely late on Mon. $$ GMZ040-030330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 kt late. N of 27N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .MON...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-030330- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W of 92W, W winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 92W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W swell. .MON...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ056-030330- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W of 89W, SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt late. E of 89W, SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W swell. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ057-030330- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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 20 to 30 kt late. E of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell, building to 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell late. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, W winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 85W, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 85W, and 6 to 8 ft E of 85W. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SW to W swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W swell. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ058-030330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W of 96W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 96W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. E of 96W, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 96W, and 8 to 12 ft E of 96W. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ045-030330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late. N of 24N, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 24N, W to NW winds 10 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon, Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt late, Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft late. N of 24N, NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 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 N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ046-030330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to S to SW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. S of 24N, seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft late. N of 24N, seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft late. .MON...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in W to NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ047-030330- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to S 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell late. Scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .MON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in W to NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ048-030330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ049-030330- Central Bay of Campeche- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less S of 20N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 20N. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 20N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 20N. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 20N, and 9 to 13 ft N of 20N. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ050-030330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1025 AM EST Fri Feb 2 2024 .TODAY...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. $$ Forecaster Christensen