000 FZNT24 KNHC 170903 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 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. GMZ001-172115- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front just inland the Texas coast will move into the NW Gulf this morning, with strong to near gale force winds in the wake of the front. 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. Weak low pressure will develop along the front in the NW Gulf today and track eastward across the basin during the weekend. The strong to near gale winds will spread 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. Conditions will begin to improve by Mon as high pressure settles in across the region. Fresh southerly return flow is expected for the western Gulf Wed and Wed night as the high shifts eastward. $$ GMZ040-172115- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-172115- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 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...S winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 to 4 ft in E swell. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 92W. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-172115- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW to N 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 89W. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-172115- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W of 85W, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, S winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ058-172115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except W of 96W becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except W of 96W building to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late. E of 96W, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...S winds 10 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ045-172115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell, building to 6 to 9 ft in E swell in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. N of 24N, N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell, building to 12 to 18 ft in NW to N swell late. Scattered tstms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except N 30 to 35 kt S of 25N diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 16 ft, except N of 24N 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .MON...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-172115- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in E swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell late. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-172115- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .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...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-172115- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-172115- Central Bay of Campeche- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 12 to 18 ft in NW swell late. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-172115- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 403 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 90W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...W of 90W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 90W, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Aguirre