Offshore Marine Forecast


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FZNT24 KNHC 101943

OFFNT4



Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 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.



GMZ001-110745-

Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.SYNOPSIS...A cold front over the NW Gulf will shift SE across

the basin, reaching from near Tampa Bay, Florida to S Texas

early Sat, stall from the Straits of Florida to S Texas on Sun,

then gradually weaken with its remnants lifting back N as a warm 

front through Sun night. Moderate to locally fresh northeast winds

will follow the front into Sat evening. Moderate to fresh return 

flow will dominate for the start of next week, with another front 

or trough possibly impacting the western Gulf by Tue. Meanwhile, 

haze due to agricultural fires in southeastern Mexico continues 

across most of the western Gulf. Fresh to strong winds will pulse

near the Yucatan Peninsula each evening starting Sat.



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GMZ040-110745-

NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N.

Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in

the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ041-110745-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...W of 92W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 92W,

variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...W of 92W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming

variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.TUE NIGHT...W of 92W, NE to E winds 10 kt. E of 92W, variable

winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 to

5 ft. 

.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-110745-

N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 3 to

5 ft. 

.SAT...NE to 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. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening,

becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt.

Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-110745-

NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ058-110745-

W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Haze. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.SAT...E 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. 

.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ045-110745-

W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Haze. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. 

.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ046-110745-

Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...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 to 5 ft. 

Haze. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E 10 to 15 kt

N of 24N. 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 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and E to SE

15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 



$$



GMZ047-110745-

SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...S of 24N, S winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late.

N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SAT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds

less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon.

Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable

winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft

or less. 

.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N,

S to SW winds 10 kt, becoming SE to S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to

6 ft.





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GMZ048-110745-

SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Haze. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming

NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the

morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. 

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.

Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ049-110745-

Central Bay of Campeche-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Haze. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ050-110745-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

343 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



.TONIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 90W, NE to E

winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Haze. Vsby 1 NM or less. 

.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late.

Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in 

the afternoon. E of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 

15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. 

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...W of 90W, N winds in the afternoon. Winds SE 10 to 15 kt

in the morning. E of 90W, E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...W of 90W, N winds in the afternoon. Winds SE 10 to 15 kt

in the morning. E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt in the

afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. 

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



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Forecaster Lewitsky