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FZNT24 KNHC 150857
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 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.

GMZ001-152100-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A weak surface ridge will maintain gentle to
moderate winds and slight to moderate seas across most of the
basin into early next week. High pressure will build modestly
across the NE Gulf Fri through Sat to produce moderate easterly
winds and a mild increase in seas. Otherwise, moderate to locally
fresh winds, and scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected
along the Yucatan Peninsula each evening through the period.

$$

GMZ040-152100-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ041-152100-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ056-152100-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE
10 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft
or less.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE
10 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W 10 kt E of
89W. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ057-152100-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late.
Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ058-152100-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...SE 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 in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ045-152100-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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 in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ046-152100-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...NE to E 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.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late.
N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to
E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. N of
24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or
less, building to 3 ft or less in E to SE swell late.

$$

GMZ047-152100-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building
to 3 ft or less in SE to S swell in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE
10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE
swell.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in
N to NE swell.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in N to
NE swell.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW
10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ048-152100-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...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, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.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, SE 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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to
E swell.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell, subsiding to
3 ft or less late.
.SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.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, building to 3 ft or less in NE to E swell
late.
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to
E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas
3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ049-152100-
Central Bay of Campeche-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...S of 20N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.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.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than
5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.

$$

GMZ050-152100-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
457 AM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 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...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to N to
NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late.
Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas
3 ft or less.

$$

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