Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
815 FZNT24 KNHC 171508 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1108 AM 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. GMZ001-180315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Weak surface ridging over the Gulf waters will support generally light to gentle winds and slight seas into Thu. Locally moderate to fresh winds may pulse in the Bay of Campeche nightly through the middle of the week. A cold front moving through the Gulf late week will support moderate NE winds across the basin. $$ GMZ040-180315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-180315- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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. .THU NIGHT...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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-180315- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-180315- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-180315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-180315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-180315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-180315- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-180315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in NE swell late. $$ GMZ049-180315- Central Bay of Campeche- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 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...S of 20N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, E winds 10 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 winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-180315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1108 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster GR