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FZNT24 KNHC 091341
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 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.

GMZ001-100145-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will build over the Gulf of Mexico
during the next few of days, resulting in generally moderate
winds and slight to moderate seas over much of the basin. Seas
will subside to slight across the basin for the end of the week
into the weekend. Winds will freshen up at night off NW Yucatan.

$$

GMZ040-100145-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable
winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 27N, variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S
10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ041-100145-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S
10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ056-100145-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
late. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...W of 89W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds
less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft
or less.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than 5 kt E of
89W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ057-100145-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 85W, W
winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning.
Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, NW to N
winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in
S to SW swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W of 85W, NE to E winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable
winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas
3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ058-100145-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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.

$$

GMZ045-100145-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less,
building to 3 to 5 ft late.
.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.

$$

GMZ046-100145-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ047-100145-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...NE to E 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ048-100145-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE
10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
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 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

$$

GMZ049-100145-
Central Bay of Campeche-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE to 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

GMZ050-100145-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
941 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2024

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky