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FZNT24 KNHC 060741
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 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.

GMZ001-061945-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Weak ridging across the basin will support mainly
gentle to moderate winds through the next several days. Winds will
pulse to fresh near the Yucatan Peninsula at times. Hazy
conditions due to agricultural fires over Central America and
Mexico will continue for at least the next couple of days,
reducing visibility to around 1 to 3 nm at times, mainly over the
southwestern half of the Gulf.

$$

GMZ040-061945-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. Haze.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ041-061945-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE to S swell.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to
S swell.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ056-061945-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SW swell.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NW
winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ057-061945-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze.
.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SW swell, subsiding to 3 ft
or less late.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and SW to W
10 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ058-061945-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ045-061945-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, E to SE
winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ046-061945-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
.TONIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable
winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds
less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ047-061945-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ048-061945-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt,
shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ049-061945-
Central Bay of Campeche-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ050-061945-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
341 AM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky