000 FZNT24 KNHC 171501 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1001 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. GMZ001-180315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1001 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure is building over the western Gulf. This system 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. $$ GMZ011-180315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1001 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-180315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1001 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. W of 90W, seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE 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...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...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-180315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1001 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-180315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1001 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-180315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1001 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-180315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1001 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Straits of Florida, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 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 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. $$ GMZ023-180315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1001 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-180315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1001 AM EST Sun Jan 17 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR