286 FZNT24 KNHC 241434 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 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. GMZ001-250245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh southerly flow over the western Gulf will diminish this afternoon. A high pressure ridge will prevail across the eastern Gulf through Sat, generally maintaining gentle to moderate winds across most of the basin for the next few days. Fresh northeast to east winds will develop each evening offshore of the Yucatan Peninsula, then diminish during the overnight hours. A cold front will move into the western Gulf Sat and Sat night, with increasing winds and seas expected behind the front. $$ GMZ011-250245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-250245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-250245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-250245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-250245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-250245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-250245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-250245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1034 AM EDT Tue Mar 24 2020 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE to S winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre