000 FZNT24 KNHC 172015 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 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. GMZ001-180815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 2022 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging over the western Gulf dominates the basin. Moderate to fresh NW winds will continue over the NE Gulf into this evening before diminishing. Seas will gradually subside over the eastern Gulf through tonight. Fresh southerly return flow will set up across the western Gulf on Tue ahead of the next cold front forecast to emerge from the coast of Texas late Wed night and extend from Apalachicola, Florida to Tampico, Mexico Thu evening. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow the front, with near-gale winds possible off the coast of eastern Mexico, between the Rio Grand River and Veracruz. $$ GMZ011-180815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-180815- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. W of 90W, seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .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...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-180815- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-180815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TONIGHT...SE 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. .WED...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-180815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-180815- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-180815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-180815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 315 PM EST Mon Jan 17 2022 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen