000 FZNT24 KNHC 031906 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 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. GMZ001-040715- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Light to gentle E to SE winds and slight seas prevail basin- wide. Moderate to fresh SE winds will develop over the central and eastern Gulf tonight into Tue evening. Gentle to moderate SE to E winds will resume across the basin Tue night through Thu. Fresh to strong SE winds will develop in the central Gulf Thu night ahead of the next cold front which will move into the W Gulf Fri. $$ GMZ040-040715- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .TUE...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ041-040715- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...E to 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. Scattered tstms. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W of 92W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...W of 92W, W winds 10 kt. E of 92W, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ056-040715- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, SW winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, E winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt W of 89W, and S 20 to 25 kt E of 89W. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. $$ GMZ057-040715- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 85W, and E to SE 10 kt E of 85W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 85W, and 2 to 4 ft E of 85W. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 85W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 85W. $$ GMZ058-040715- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ045-040715- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. N of 24N, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ046-040715- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ047-040715- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...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 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ048-040715- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-040715- Central Bay of Campeche- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...E 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 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 of 20N, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 20N, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, W winds 15 to 20 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. N of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-040715- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 206 PM EST Sun Mar 3 2024 .TONIGHT...W of 90W, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. W of 90W, seas 3 ft or less. E of 90W, seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster AL