000 FZNT24 KNHC 041441 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 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. GMZ001-050245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from the Florida Keys to the eastern Yucatan Peninsula will move SE of the Gulf this afternoon. Moderate to fresh N to NW winds follow the front, except for locally strong NW winds in the NE basin. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to affect the Straits of Florida through early afternoon. Winds and seas will decrease tonight through Fri as high pressure builds in the wake of the front. The high pressure will shift eastward through the end of the week, allowing for mostly fresh E to SE winds to develop over the western and central Gulf through Sat night, then diminish Sun. Fresh to strong SE winds then develop over most of Gulf Mon and Mon night. $$ GMZ040-050245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ041-050245- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. E of 92W, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W of 92W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in SE swell late. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ056-050245- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-050245- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW 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...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-050245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...W of 96W, SW to W winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ045-050245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ046-050245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ047-050245- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .TONIGHT...NW to 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...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ048-050245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-050245- Central Bay of Campeche- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .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 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-050245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1041 AM EDT Thu Apr 4 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling