000 FZNT24 KNHC 180317 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 PM 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. GMZ001-181530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A 1008 mb low is over the eastern Gulf near 27N85W, with a cold front extending from it to 25N90W and to inland Mexico at 20N97W. Strong to near gale force northerly winds are behind the front. Gale force north winds are offshore Tampico, Mexico. The gale force winds will expand southward tonight and impact areas offshore Veracruz, Mexico into Sun. The low pressure will shift southeastward toward the southeastern Gulf on Sun. Gale force north winds are expected over some of the waters to the west of the low by early Sun, then diminish during Sun afternoon. Rough to very rough seas will be produced by the strong to gale force winds. The front and low pressure will exit the basin Sun night allowing for marine conditions to improve. Rough seas will continue over portions of the southern Gulf of Mexico into early Mon as high pressure settles over the region. Fresh southerly return flow is expected for the western Gulf Wed and Wed night as the high shifts eastward. These winds diminish Thu as a frontal boundary approaches the NW Gulf. $$ GMZ040-181530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ041-181530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ056-181530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and N 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW to N 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-181530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of rain. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Areas of rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Patches of rain. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. E of 85W, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-181530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-181530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. N of 24N, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt W of 93W. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft N of 24N. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-181530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 20 to 30 kt N of 24N. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-181530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered to numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .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 to NE 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. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-181530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-181530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in NW swell late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-181530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1017 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre