000 FZNT24 KNHC 051403 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 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. GMZ001-060215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure across the Gulf of Mexico will support light to gentle winds through Thu morning. A cold front is forecast to move off the Texas coast by Thu afternoon, bringing fresh to locally strong northerly winds across the northern Gulf west of the front. The front will stall from near central Florida to Tampico, Mexico by Fri morning and dissipate by this weekend. Fresh southerly return flow will then prevail across most of the Gulf on Sat ahead of the next cold front forecast to move off the Texas coast late Sun. $$ GMZ011-060215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SW swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-060215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW 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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE 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. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-060215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-060215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 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. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-060215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-060215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Straits of Florida, E winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...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 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-060215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-060215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 903 AM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...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 to SE 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. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster AL