000 FZNT24 KNHC 092026 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 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. GMZ001-100830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will prevail across the Gulf through Sun. A cold front moving off the Texas coast Sun night will bring strong NW winds across the western and central Gulf on Mon. Gale-force winds are possible S of 23N along the coast of Mexico Mon through Mon night. The front will extend from the central Gulf coast to the south-central Bay of Campeche on Mon, then northern Florida to the Yucatan peninsula on Tue. The front will exit the basin by Tue night. $$ GMZ011-100830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-100830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 90W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 90W, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-100830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-100830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING MON... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E 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. $$ GMZ019-100830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-100830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-100830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING MON... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-100830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 326 PM EST Sat Jan 9 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster AKR