000 FZNT24 KNHC 280922 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 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. GMZ001-282130- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the western Atlantic extends a ridge SW across central Florida then westward into the central Gulf. The ridge will shift E, allowing a cold front to move into the NW Gulf of Mexico Wed afternoon. Ahead of the front, fresh southerly winds will prevail through midday over the Gulf W of 85W. Patchy fog is also expected ahead of the front offshore Texas and SW Louisiana. The cold front will sink into the northern Gulf Wed night into Thu, then stall Thu night from near Tampa Bay to offshore of Corpus Christi, TX to just N of Tampico, Mexico, before lifting N on Fri. A weak N to S aligned trough will then meander across the W Gulf Fri through Sat before dissipating. $$ GMZ040-282130- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-282130- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...W of 92W, S winds 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .TONIGHT...W of 92W, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 92W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-282130- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt late. E of 89W, W winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-282130- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 85W, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. E of 85W, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to S swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-282130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-282130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-282130- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-282130- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-282130- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-282130- Central Bay of Campeche- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-282130- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 422 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling