Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
349 FZNT24 KNHC 180257 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 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. GMZ001-181500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Weak surface ridging over the Gulf waters will support generally light to gentle winds and slight seas through Thu. Moderate to locally fresh winds may pulse in the Bay of Campeche nightly through Fri. A cold front moving through the NE Gulf will lead to moderate NE winds across the basin on Fri, and building high pressure this weekend will support a gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow. $$ GMZ040-181500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-181500- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-181500- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-181500- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-181500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-181500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-181500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-181500- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-181500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-181500- Central Bay of Campeche- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-181500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1057 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster ADAMS