000 FZNT24 KNHC 062031 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 331 PM 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. GMZ001-070845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 331 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging prevails across the basin supporting light to gentle winds today. A cold front is forecast to move off the N Gulf Coast this evening, 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 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. $$ GMZ011-070845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 331 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-070845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 331 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. 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 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-070845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 331 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less S of 27N, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-070845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 331 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .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 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-070845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 331 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ021-070845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 331 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 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 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ023-070845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 331 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ025-070845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 331 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .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, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .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...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA