000 FZNT24 KNHC 142014 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 314 PM 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. GMZ001-150815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 314 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure is centered over the Gulf of Mexico, with light to gentle anticyclonic winds prevailing. Fresh southerly winds are forecast to begin tonight across the western Gulf ahead of a strong cold front forecast to enter the basin by Sat morning. The front will exit the eastern Gulf by Sun afternoon. Strong to gale force NW to N winds and very rough seas will follow the front across much of the Gulf, Sat through Sun. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front. Conditions will improve on Mon as high pressure builds over the region. $$ GMZ011-150815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 314 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-150815- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 314 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .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 9 to 13 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. W of 90W, seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-150815- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 314 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. Scattered tstms. .SUN...W winds 25 to 30 kt. S of 27N, seas 7 to 11 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 10 to 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-150815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 314 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .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 8 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. W of 96W, seas 8 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft late. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. W of 96W, seas 7 to 11 ft. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .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. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-150815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 314 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft S of 24N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-150815- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 314 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 .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...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Straits of Florida, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...NW 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 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-150815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 314 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to NW to N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, increasing to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-150815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 314 PM EST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt late. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Hagen