000 FZNT24 KNHC 170319 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 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. GMZ001-171445- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will push off the Texas coast Sat morning, with strong to near gale force winds following the front in the NW Gulf Sat morning and continue across most of basin through Sun night. Gale force winds will develop behind the cold front offshore of Tampico, Mexico Sat afternoon and Veracruz, Mexico by Sat evening. Near gale to gale force winds are also possible along the cold front in the central Gulf as it sweeps across the basin. Rough to very rough seas will spread across most of the Gulf Sat through Sun. Weak low pressure will develop along the front in the NW Gulf on Sat and track eastward across the basin during the weekend. The cold front will reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico Sat afternoon and from near Naples, Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula early Sun. The front will push east of the basin by Sun night. Conditions will begin to improve by Mon as high pressure settles across the area. Fresh southerly return flow is expected for the western Gulf Wed and Wed night as the high shifts eastward. $$ GMZ040-171445- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-171445- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-171445- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...W of 90W, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-171445- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-171445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except W of 96W building to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. W of 96W, seas 10 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-171445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW. Seas 3 ft or less. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. S of 24N, seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-171445- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-171445- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N. Straits of Florida, seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-171445- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt in the morning, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-171445- Central Bay of Campeche- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-171445- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1019 PM EST Fri Feb 16 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre