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FZNT24 KNHC 090215
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1015 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.

GMZ001-091415-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong SE winds will prevail across
much of the Gulf through Thu night ahead of a cold front. The
cold front will move off the Texas coast into the northwest Gulf
Fri and will move across most of the basin through Fri night. 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 night. Haze due to
agricultural fires in southeastern Mexico persists in the western
Gulf. Patchy fog is possible along the northern Gulf coast
tonight.

$$

GMZ040-091415-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

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

$$

GMZ041-091415-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

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

$$

GMZ056-091415-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

GMZ057-091415-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog.
.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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N 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 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

GMZ058-091415-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

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

$$

GMZ045-091415-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

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

$$

GMZ046-091415-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE to S 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 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 3 to 5 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.

$$

GMZ047-091415-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening.
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 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

GMZ048-091415-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
.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 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the late
evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, E 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 2 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

GMZ049-091415-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt early
in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E to 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

GMZ050-091415-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1015 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...W of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in
the evening. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in
the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the
evening. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the
evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE early in
the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt early in the
evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 15 to
20 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

Forecaster Konarik