Offshore Waters Forecast (Gulf of Mexico)


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FZNT24 KNHC 082104
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 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.

GMZ001-090915-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong SE winds will prevail across much of 
the Gulf through Thu ahead of a cold front. The cold front will 
move off the Texas coast into the northwest Gulf Thu night and 
will move across most of the basin through Fri. The front will 
slow down and weaken further as extends from South Florida to 
Veracruz, Mexico, by late Sat. Moderate to locally fresh winds 
will follow the front through Sat. Meanwhile, fresh to locally 
strong winds will pulse nightly through late week off the northern
and western Yucatan Peninsula. Haze due to agricultural fires in 
southeastern Mexico persists in the western Gulf. Patchy fog is 
possible along the NW Gulf coast tonight. 

$$

GMZ040-090915-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. 

$$

GMZ041-090915-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...W of 92W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the
afternoon. E of 92W, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ056-090915-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, W
winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ057-090915-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ058-090915-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ045-090915-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ046-090915-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E 10 to
15 kt N of 24N. 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

$$

GMZ047-090915-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds
less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ048-090915-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt,
shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt,
shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ049-090915-
Central Bay of Campeche-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ050-090915-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
504 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to
15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 kt in the
afternoon. E of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E
15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt
in the afternoon. E of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE
to E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 15 to
20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

Forecaster AKR