000 FZNT24 KNHC 231344 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 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. GMZ001-240145- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends across the northern Gulf coastal waters. The front will retreat northward as a warm front tonight and Sun. Some fog is expected N of the boundary through the weekend. High pressure will build over the southeast U.S.A. with increasing southerly return flow and building seas Sun and Mon. The ridge will weaken late Mon as a weak cold front moves into the western Gulf, stalling by early Tue. The front will then get reinforced and progress eastward across the basin through Fri. $$ GMZ011-240145- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...S winds 20 kt, shifting to SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-240145- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...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 to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-240145- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-240145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. $$ GMZ019-240145- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-240145- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to S swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. $$ GMZ023-240145- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-240145- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 844 AM EST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. 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. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster KONARIK