000 FZNT24 KNHC 060239 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 939 PM 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. GMZ001-061445- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 939 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .SYNOPSIS...1017 mb high pressure centered over the NE Gulf of Mexico extends broad ridging across the basin, supporting light to gentle winds through Thu morning. A cold front is forecast to move off the N Gulf Coast Thu afternoon, bringing fresh to locally strong N to NE winds across the northern Gulf Thu night. The front will stall from near central Florida to northeastern Mexico Fri morning and dissipate by this weekend. Fresh to locally strong 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. $$ GMZ011-061445- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 939 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ013-061445- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 939 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-061445- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 939 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N. Seas 3 ft or less S of 27N, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-061445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 939 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W of 96W, S to SW winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .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 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 to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-061445- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 939 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-061445- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 939 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Straits of Florida, E winds 10 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-061445- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 939 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-061445- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 939 PM EST Wed Jan 5 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to 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 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 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. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen