000 FZNT24 KNHC 180844 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 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. GMZ001-182045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Low pressure of 1009 mb is over the eastern Gulf near 26N84W, with a cold front extending to 21N90W and to the central Bay of Campeche. Gale force north winds are offshore Tampico, Mexico and are reaching offshore Veracruz. Similar winds are also over some of the waters to the west of the low. Strong to near gale force northerly winds are elsewhere northwest of the front and low. The gales will diminish this afternoon as the low tracks east-northeastward across the rest of the southeastern Gulf. Rough to very rough seas are being produced by the strong to gale force winds. The front and low pressure will exit the basin tonight 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. $$ GMZ040-182045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.or less. .WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ041-182045- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...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 NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. 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 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. $$ GMZ056-182045- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.in N to NE swell. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-182045- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Areas of rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. E of 85W, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-182045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 .REST OF TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .MON...W of 96W, S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 96W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-182045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt by early in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft, except in N swell by early in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .MON...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt. N of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. $$ GMZ046-182045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-182045- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 .TODAY...S of 24N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 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...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-182045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Areas of rain with embedded scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-182045- Central Bay of Campeche- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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. $$ GMZ050-182045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 344 AM EST Sun Feb 18 2024 .TODAY...W of 90W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 90W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre