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FZNT24 KNHC 190749
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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.

GMZ001-192000-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure extending across the basin from the
western Atlantic will prevail through Sat, with gentle to
moderate winds in the NE half of the basin, and moderate to
fresh in the SW half of the basin. Winds will pulse to fresh to
strong in the evenings NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through at
least Sat evening. A cold front is forecast to move into the NW
Gulf late Sat night into early Sun, stalling and dissipating near
24N early next week. Fresh to locally strong winds and building
seas may follow the front through Sun night. High pressure will
again dominate the basin by Tue.

$$

GMZ040-192000-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to 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.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ041-192000-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE 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...W of 92W, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Winds SE 10 kt in the morning. E of 92W, NW winds in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ056-192000-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt E of
89W. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ057-192000-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...W of 85W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt
in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less in SE to S swell.
.TONIGHT...W of 85W, SE to S winds 10 kt late. Variable winds
less than 5 kt in the evening. E of 85W, variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE
to S 10 kt late. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to N late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ058-192000-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Vsby 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E to 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.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE
swell.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ045-192000-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze. Vsby
3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E to 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...S of 24N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in
the afternoon. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N
of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

GMZ046-192000-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE
10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell.
.SUN 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.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft S of 24N, and 4 to 6 ft N of
24N.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

GMZ047-192000-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...S of 24N, E 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.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ048-192000-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze. Vsby 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and variable less
than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E
winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ049-192000-
Central Bay of Campeche-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
Vsby 3 NM.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt
in the afternoon. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ050-192000-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
349 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky