000 FZNT24 KNHC 291437 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 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. GMZ001-300245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Strong winds and large seas associated with a cold front exiting the region will gradually diminish today. Southerly winds will increase over western Gulf through Sat ahead of a strong cold front that will move off the Texas coast on Sun. The front will quickly move across the basin Sun through Mon. High pressure in the wake of this front will bring fresh to strong northerly winds across the Gulf through Mon. These winds will be confined to the eastern Gulf Mon night and Tue and diminish on Tue night. The front will be preceded by fresh to strong southerly winds north of 27N through Sun. $$ GMZ011-300245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-300245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-300245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-300245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-300245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-300245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ023-300245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-300245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 937 AM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...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 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre