582 FZNT24 KNHC 020246 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 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. GMZ001-021500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging from the Atlantic that extends westward across the region will shift eastward tonight as a cold front moves across eastern Texas. The front will enter the western Gulf Tue morning, reach from the Florida panhandle to the Bay of Campeche Wed, then move southeast of the area into Thu. Northerly winds behind the front are expected to reach gale force offshore Veracruz late Tue night into early Wed. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected elsewhere west of the front. Winds and seas will decrease Thu through Fri as high pressure builds in the wake of the front. The high pressure will shift eastward through Sat night allowing for fresh to strong east to southeast winds to develop over the western and central Gulf. $$ GMZ040-021500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-021500- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...W of 92W, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. E of 92W, W winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. E of 92W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-021500- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-021500- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-021500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...W of 96W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. E of 96W, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-021500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ046-021500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S to SW early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-021500- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...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...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-021500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING TUE NIGHT AND WED... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-021500- Central Bay of Campeche- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ050-021500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1046 PM EDT Mon Apr 1 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and N 10 to 15 kt E of 90W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA