000 FZNT24 KNHC 062023 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 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. GMZ001-070830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will exit the Texas coast this evening, then stretch from the central Gulf to the southern Bay of Campeche on Thu, then from the Florida Panhandle to the Yucatan Peninsula Thu night. The front will exit the basin early Fri. Behind the front, strong NW winds will prevail, with a period of gales offshore Veracruz Thu. High pressure will build over the Gulf in the wake of the front with moderate winds prevailing through Sat. The next cold front will push off the Texas coast Sun night and bring strong NW winds across the basin once again on Mon. Brief gale- force winds are possible near Veracruz on Mon. $$ GMZ011-070830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft late. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-070830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 2021 .TONIGHT...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ015-070830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-070830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ019-070830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-070830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 2021 .TONIGHT...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...Straits of Florida, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Elsewhere, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E 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. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-070830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THU... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ025-070830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 323 PM EST Wed Jan 6 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ Forecaster AKR