000 FZNT24 KNHC 051418 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 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. GMZ001-060230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue over the N Gulf of Mexico for the next couple of days in association with a stationary frontal boundary. A reinforcing cold front is expected to move into the NW Gulf tomorrow afternoon, reach from the Florida panhandle to the SW Gulf by Sat afternoon, and become stationary from the Big Bend of Florida to the central Gulf and to the SW Gulf late Sun into Mon. The front will be followed by fresh to strong NE winds, except for possible strong to near gale N to NW winds offshore Veracruz Sat through Mon night. Looking ahead, a tropical wave currently located over the W Caribbean Sea may show some development late in the weekend into early next week after the system emerges over the SW Gulf of Mexico. $$ GMZ040-060230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and N 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ041-060230- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...W of 92W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 92W, and SW 10 kt E of 92W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 92W, and S 15 to 20 kt E of 92W. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 92W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 92W. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-060230- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Winds S winds 10 kt in the morning. E of 89W, E winds in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W of 89W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-060230- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-060230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W of 96W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and N 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. E of 96W, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W of 96W, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. E of 96W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 96W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 96W. $$ GMZ045-060230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-060230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-060230- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-060230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ049-060230- Central Bay of Campeche- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. N of 20N, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .SUN...E 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ050-060230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1018 AM EDT Thu Sep 5 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Landsea