000 FZNT24 KNHC 170826 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 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. GMZ001-172030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure is building over the western Gulf, following a front that moved southeast of the basin yesterday. Seas are subsiding across the eastern Gulf this morning as winds continue to diminish. The high pressure will dominate the Gulf waters over the next several days. Fresh to strong southerly return flow will set up over the NW Gulf Mon night into Tue between the high pressure and lower pressure farther west over northeast Mexico. These winds will diminish some by mid week. $$ GMZ011-172030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-172030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .TUE...E to 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-172030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-172030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-172030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-172030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. .TONIGHT...Straits of Florida, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-172030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-172030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 326 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen