000 FZNT24 KNHC 222024 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 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. GMZ001-230830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging extends from the Florida Keys to just south of the Texas-Mexico border. A weak cold front will move over N Gulf this evening, become stationary by Sat afternoon, and then retreat northward back over SE United States as a warm front on Sun. High pressure building north of the front over the SE United States will support a gradual increase of SE winds and building seas across W Gulf Sat into Sun, with strong SE winds possible in NW Gulf by Sun night. Winds and seas will diminish across the Gulf Mon as the high shifts farther east with a weak cold front moving over NW Gulf Mon afternoon. The front should stall over NW and W Gulf on Tue, with some reinforcing cool air behind the front arriving Wed. $$ GMZ011-230830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-230830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...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 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-230830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-230830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...E to 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 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-230830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-230830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 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 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 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. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-230830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-230830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 324 PM EST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Landsea