906 FZNT24 KNHC 070229 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 929 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. GMZ001-071430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 929 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front off the northwest and north-central Gulf Coast will bring fresh to strong N to NE winds behind it. 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. $$ GMZ011-071430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 929 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late in the evening. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-071430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 929 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late in the evening. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE 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 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-071430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 929 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-071430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 929 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 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 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-071430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 929 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-071430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 929 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt Straits of Florida, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE 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 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 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-071430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 929 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ025-071430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 929 PM EST Thu Jan 6 2022 .OVERNIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E 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 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 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky