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FZNT24 KNHC 211934
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Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 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.

GMZ001-220745-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will dominate into early next week.
A broad area of low pressure is likely to form by the early to
middle part of next week over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and
the adjacent portions of Central America. Thereafter, gradual
development of this system is possible, and a tropical depression
could form as the system moves slowly northward across the
northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico through the end of
next week. There is a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation
in the next seven days. Regardless of development, winds and seas
will start increasing across the SE Gulf early next week.

$$

GMZ040-220745-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...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 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

GMZ041-220745-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...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 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E
swell.

$$

GMZ056-220745-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell.
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 89W, and
8 to 12 ft E of 89W.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE swell.

$$

GMZ057-220745-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE swell.
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in SE to
S swell.

$$

GMZ058-220745-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated
tstms.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 10 kt
E of 96W. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 96W, E to SE
winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE
10 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

$$

GMZ045-220745-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated tstms.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell.

$$

GMZ046-220745-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated
tstms.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated
tstms.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 11 ft N of 24N.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and
7 to 11 ft N of 24N.

$$

GMZ047-220745-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt
in the afternoon. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell.
.THU...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE swell.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft S of 24N, and
9 to 14 ft N of 24N.

$$

GMZ048-220745-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and
NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SUN 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.
Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.MON 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.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building
to 3 ft or less in NE swell in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell.

$$

GMZ049-220745-
Central Bay of Campeche-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, SE
winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

GMZ050-220745-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
334 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas
3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in N to NE swell.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas
3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell.
.THU...W of 90W, W winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. E of 90W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE
swell.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and SW 10 to 15 kt E
of 90W. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell.

$$

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