000 FZNT24 KNHC 141429 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 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. GMZ001-150230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate NW winds over the far eastern Gulf will continue through the late morning hours today, with light to gentle anticyclonic winds elsewhere today. Fresh southerly winds are forecast to begin tonight across the western half of the basin ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter the Gulf region by Sat morning. The front will exit the eastern Gulf Sun afternoon. Strong to near gale force NW to N winds will follow the front, with gale-force winds expected along the eastern Mexico offshore waters, Sat and Sat night. Gale force winds are also forecast for the northern Gulf, from Texas to Florida, Sat through early Sun. The front will move E of the area early Sun afternoon. $$ GMZ011-150230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt, becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-150230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 90W, SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...W of 90W, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt W of 90W, and W 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. W of 90W, seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. 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 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-150230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-150230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W of 96W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. W of 96W, seas 7 to 11 ft. Elsewhere, seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft late. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-150230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-150230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Straits of Florida, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. Scattered showers. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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. $$ GMZ023-150230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, increasing to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-150230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 929 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 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 Hagen