000 FZNT24 KNHC 291827 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 127 PM 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. GMZ001-300630- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 127 PM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure has settled in over the area allowing for winds to diminish and seas to subside. 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. Strong southerly winds will develop over the far western Gulf Wed and Wed night. These winds are forecast to builds seas to about 8 ft. $$ GMZ011-300630- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 127 PM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt,becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ013-300630- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 127 PM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt W of 93W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft W of 93W. $$ GMZ015-300630- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 127 PM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-300630- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 127 PM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TONIGHT...E to 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...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt W of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft W of 96W. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-300630- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 127 PM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt W of 93W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft W of 93W. $$ GMZ021-300630- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 127 PM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 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 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-300630- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 127 PM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-300630- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 127 PM EST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 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. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre