Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
892 FZNT24 KNHC 300303 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 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. GMZ001-301515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh winds will pulse near Veracruz nightly through Mon, potentially increasing to strong by Tue night through midweek. Otherwise, light to gentle winds and slight seas will prevail across the basin into midweek. Looking ahead, expect moderate to fresh winds and moderate seas Wed into Thu over the western Gulf due to low pressure forming across the Bay of Campeche. $$ GMZ040-301515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and E 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-301515- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...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...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-301515- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, S winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the evening. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W of 89W, NE to E winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W of 89W, NE to E winds 10 kt. E of 89W, NE to E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-301515- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W of 85W, S winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and SE 10 kt E of 85W. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E 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 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ058-301515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the evening. E of 96W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 96W, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-301515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E 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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 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 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-301515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-301515- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-301515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the morning. Scattered tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .WED...NW winds 25 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-301515- Central Bay of Campeche- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .THU...S of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. N of 20N, N winds 10 kt, shifting to E early in the morning, Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. $$ GMZ050-301515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1103 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR