258 FZNT24 KNHC 030150 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 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. GMZ001-031400- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front that stretches from north of Tampa Bay, Florida, to the west coast of the Yucatan Peninsula is supporting scattered showers and thunderstorms over the NE Gulf. High pressure building over the western Gulf in the wake of the front will support strong to near gale force north winds in the southwest Gulf through early Sun. The cold front will move SE of the basin Mon. Surface ridging will dominate the basin afterwards through the middle of next week. $$ GMZ011-031400- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-031400- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-031400- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-031400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-031400- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-031400- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Straits of Florida, SE to S winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Straits of Florida, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Straits of Florida, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .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...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-031400- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-031400- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 850 PM EST Sat Jan 2 2021 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster KONARIK