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FZNT24 KNHC 011520
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 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.

GMZ001-020330-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging continue to dominates the Gulf waters,
and a weak pressure gradient support gentle to moderate E to SE
across the western half of the basin and light to gentle winds
elsewhere. The pressure gradient between the ridge and lower
pressures in Texas and Mexico will tighten, and fresh to strong
pulsing winds in the western half of the Gulf will develop tonight
into the weekend. Moderate or weaker winds will prevail in the
eastern half of the basin. Winds will pulse to strong speeds
nightly near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula due to local
effects induced by a thermal trough.

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GMZ040-020330-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

GMZ041-020330-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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GMZ056-020330-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.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 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

GMZ057-020330-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE
10 kt late. E of 85W, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to
NE late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W,
variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late.
Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W of 85W, E winds 10 kt. E of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in
the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to
4 ft.

$$

GMZ058-020330-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

GMZ045-020330-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

$$

GMZ046-020330-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

GMZ047-020330-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

GMZ048-020330-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to
SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to
E in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
NE to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

GMZ049-020330-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

$$

GMZ050-020330-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1120 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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Forecaster Ramos