000 FZNT24 KNHC 210754 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 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. GMZ001-212000- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the area will shift today as as low pressure develops near the coast of Texas. The low pressure is forecast to track northeastward along the Texas coast today, then eastward along or just inland the northern Gulf coast through Fri to inland the southeastern U.S. late Fri night. A trailing cold front will exit the basin through late Sat afternoon. Strong to near gale-force southerly winds are forecast ahead of the front, with fresh to strong northerly winds behind it. Widespread showers and strong thunderstorms, some potentially severe, are expected with the low center and the cold front. High pressure in its wake will also quickly shift eastward from late Sat night through Sun night, allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to develop over the western Gulf. These winds shift to the central and eastern Gulf Mon and Mon night as a cold front moves across the western Gulf. $$ GMZ040-212000- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ041-212000- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ056-212000- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ057-212000- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 85W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 85W. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft W of 85W, and 5 to 7 ft E of 85W. $$ GMZ058-212000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. Isolated showers. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and N 15 to 20 kt E of 96W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W of 96W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ045-212000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt. N of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ046-212000- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered to numerous showers. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ047-212000- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, except in Straits of Florida increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 4 to 6 ft Straits of Florida. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, except S winds 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Widespread showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, except SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ048-212000- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas32 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ049-212000- Central Bay of Campeche- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 20N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt late. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ050-212000- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 354 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 90W, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre