000 FZNT24 KNHC 050324 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 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. GMZ001-051530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to occasionally fresh SE winds will prevail over the central and eastern Gulf through Tue evening. Gentle to moderate SE to E winds will resume across the basin Tue night through Thu. By Thu night, fresh to strong SE winds will develop in the central Gulf ahead of the next cold front forecast to move off the Texas coast Fri. The front will reach from the Florida panhandle to near Tampico, Mexico Sat. Otherwise, dense fog is forecast to affect most of the northern Gulf of Mexico coastal and NW offshore waters tonight through Tue morning. $$ GMZ040-051530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S of 27N, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. N of 27N, NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ041-051530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W of 92W, variable less than 5 kt. Winds S winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. E of 92W, SW to W winds early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ056-051530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog. Scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, E winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-051530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, NE to E winds 10 kt early in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. E of 85W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. .THU...E to 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 early in the morning. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 85W, and 2 to 4 ft E of 85W. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 85W, and 3 to 5 ft E of 85W. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-051530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ045-051530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ046-051530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the evening. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ047-051530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-051530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell early in the evening. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ049-051530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S of 20N, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. N of 20N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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 early in the morning. .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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ050-051530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1024 PM EST Mon Mar 4 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt W of 90W, and SE 15 to 20 kt E of 90W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...W of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the evening. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt early in the evening. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Ramos