000 FZNT24 KNHC 301932 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 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. GMZ001-310745- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the area will shift eastward through tonight. Fresh to strong southerly winds over the western Gulf will diminish tonight as a strong cold front approaches the Texas coast. The front will move off the Texas coast early Sun, and push across the basin through Mon. Fresh to strong northerly winds in the wake of the front will prevail across the region Sun night through early Tue. Strong to near gale force southerly winds will develop over the western Gulf Wed and continue through Thu night, along with building seas, ahead of the next cold front that may approach the Texas coast late Thu night. $$ GMZ011-310745- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt W of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 9 ft W of 96W. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ013-310745- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...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 winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...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. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 30 kt W of 92W. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 8 to 10 ft W of 92W. $$ GMZ015-310745- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NW swell. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-310745- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt, shifting to N behind the front in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. Isolated showers near front. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ019-310745- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. Isolated showers. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-310745- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...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...Straits of Florida, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...Straits of Florida, W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-310745- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-310745- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 232 PM EST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre