000 FZNT24 KNHC 051348 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 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. GMZ001-060200- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to occasionally fresh SE winds will prevail over the central and eastern Gulf through this evening, diminishing slightly through Thu. fresh to strong SE winds will develop Thu night 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 through later this morning. $$ GMZ040-060200- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ041-060200- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of dense fog. Scattered showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 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. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 92W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ056-060200- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W of 89W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-060200- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W of 85W, SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W of 85W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 85W, and 2 to 4 ft E of 85W. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 85W, and 3 to 5 ft E of 85W. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-060200- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. Areas of dense fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ045-060200- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. N of 24N, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. N of 24N, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ046-060200- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and S 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-060200- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...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 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-060200- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ049-060200- Central Bay of Campeche- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 20N, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt late. N of 20N, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. $$ GMZ050-060200- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 848 AM EST Tue Mar 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. $$ Forecaster AL