000 FZNT24 KNHC 020316 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 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. GMZ001-021530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from SE Mississippi to a 1014 mb low pressure in the northwest Gulf near 27N94W. The front will stall over the northern Gulf into Sat as the low pressure lifts to the NE over the area. Another low pressure area will form over north-central Mexico Sun, allowing the front to lift northward as a warm front over the northwest Gulf. Looking ahead, expect moderate SE winds and moderate seas over the central and eastern Gulf Mon into Tue, between high pressure over the Carolinas and a trough over the southwest Gulf. $$ GMZ040-021530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-021530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W of 92W, S winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-021530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and SW 10 to 15 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-021530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to E early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. $$ GMZ058-021530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the evening. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-021530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E 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 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-021530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the evening. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-021530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-021530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-021530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 20N, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the morning. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 20N, and SE 10 kt N of 20N. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-021530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1016 PM EST Fri Mar 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, W to NW winds early in the evening. Winds SE 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the evening. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...W of 90W, N to NE winds early in the evening. Winds SE 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W of 90W, SE winds 15 kt, shifting to S to SW early in the evening. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the morning. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Ramos