000 FZNT24 KNHC 061342 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 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. GMZ001-070145- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridgig prevails across the basin supporting light to gentle winds this morning. A cold front is forecast to move off the N Gulf Coast this afternoon, bringing fresh to strong N to NE winds across the northern Gulf tonight. The front will stall from near central Florida to northeastern Mexico Fri morning and dissipate by this weekend. Fresh to locally strong SE to S return flow will then prevail across most of the Gulf Fri night through Sat night ahead of the next cold front forecast to move off the Texas coast by late Sun. Strong winds will follow the front early next week. $$ GMZ011-070145- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ013-070145- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 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. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 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 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-070145- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less S of 27N, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-070145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .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 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 to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 9 ft. $$ GMZ019-070145- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-070145- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Straits of Florida, E to SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-070145- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ025-070145- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 842 AM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA