000 FZNT24 KNHC 041404 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 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. GMZ001-050215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure building across the Gulf of Mexico will produce light to gentle winds through Wed. A cold front is forecast to move off the Texas coast on Thu. Fresh to locally strong northerly winds will prevail across the northern Gulf west of the front. The front will stall from near central Florida to Tampico, Mexico where it will dissipate by this weekend. Fresh southerly return flow will then prevail across most of the Gulf on Sat. $$ GMZ011-050215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-050215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 .TODAY...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W of 90W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-050215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-050215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-050215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-050215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...Straits of Florida, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-050215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-050215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 904 AM EST Tue Jan 4 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster AL