000 FZNT24 KNHC 211956 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 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. GMZ001-220800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the southeast Gulf will shift eastward into the SW N Atlantic waters tonight. Associated surface ridge will extend into the southern Gulf through Fri ahead of a cold front moving into the northern Gulf by late Fri. The front will stall across the northern Gulf Fri night, then dissipate through Sat night. High pressure building north of front over the Carolinas will support an increase of SE winds and building seas across the western Gulf Sat into Sun, with strong SE winds possible in the northwest Gulf by Sun night as low pressure forms over northern Mexico. Winds and seas diminish across the Gulf into Mon as the high shifts farther east and a weak cold front moves into the coastal waters of Texas through Mon night. The front will stall over the NW Gulf and lift northward Tuesday. $$ GMZ011-220800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-220800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-220800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-220800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-220800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-220800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-220800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-220800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 256 PM EST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster AL