000 FZNT24 KNHC 160157 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 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. GMZ001-161400- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the area will shift eastward through Fri. Weak low pressure will develop over the NW Gulf on Sat and track eastward across the Gulf during the weekend. Its associated cold front is expected to reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico Sat afternoon and from the Florida Keys to the northeast Yucatan Peninsula Sun morning. The front is expected to push east of the basin by Sun night. Fresh to strong winds and rough to very rough seas are expected behind the front through the weekend. Gale force winds are possible in the wake of the front during the upcoming weekend, especially in the western Gulf. Conditions will begin to improve by Mon as high pressure settles across the area. Meanwhile, fresh north to northeast winds off the west coast of the Yucatan Peninsula will diminish Fri morning. $$ GMZ040-161400- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 27N, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-161400- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...W of 92W, S winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the evening. E of 92W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .TUE...W of 92W, S to SW winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ056-161400- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON...NE winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in E swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW to N 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-161400- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 85W, E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-161400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SAT NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. E of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...W of 96W, N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. E of 96W, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. E of 96W, N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-161400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...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...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to W early in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell, building to 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell early in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-161400- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell early in the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 30 to 35 kt N of 24N. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft late. N of 24N, seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-161400- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt late. S of 24N, seas 3 to 4 ft. N of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 24N. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-161400- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MORNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt early in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell, building to 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell early in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 10 to 16 ft elsewhere. .SUN...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-161400- Central Bay of Campeche- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S of 20N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. N of 20N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late, Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-161400- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 857 PM EST Thu Feb 15 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. E of 90W, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre