000 FZNT24 KNHC 140335 CCA OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 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. GMZ001-141530-Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A low pressure system NE of the Bahamas will support fresh NW winds over the eastern Gulf tonight into Fri morning. Southerly return flow will set up over the western Gulf by late Fri ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter the Gulf region by Sat morning. Strong to gale force winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front Sat through Sun. Fresh to strong southerly winds will prevail ahead of the front forecast to move SE of the area by Sun afternoon. $$ GMZ011-141530-NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft in NW swell early in the evening. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft early in the evening. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-141530- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...W of 90W, W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 20 to 30 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in W swell early in the evening. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-141530- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S of 27N, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the evening. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in SW to W swell early in the morning. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-141530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .FRI...W of 96W, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 30 to 35 kt, shifting to NW to N 25 to 35 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in W swell early in the evening. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell early in the evening. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-141530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft early in the evening. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-141530- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Straits of Florida, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-141530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell, building to 9 to 14 ft in N swell early in the morning. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-141530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1027 PM EST Thu Jan 13 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...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, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell early in the morning. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Ramos