242 FZNT24 KNHC 041332 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 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. GMZ001-050145- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Areas of dense fog in the NE Gulf coastal waters will dissipate later this morning. A cold front extending from near the Florida Alabama line to near Tampico, Mexico will slowly shift east-southeast, reaching from the Big Bend of Florida to the Bay of Campeche by Thu morning, and exiting the Gulf by early Fri. A squall line ahead of the front, mainly N of 26N, will result in hazardous conditions. Moderate to fresh southerly winds ahead of the front will persist through today before diminishing. Moderate to locally fresh winds are forecast in the wake of the front. Return flow around high pressure over the SE U.S. will dominate this weekend, weakening by Sun night as the next front potentially moves into the NW Gulf. $$ GMZ040-050145- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 27N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-050145- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 92W, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-050145- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W to NW 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-050145- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, SW winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-050145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-050145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-050145- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-050145- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-050145- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-050145- Central Bay of Campeche- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 20N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 20N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-050145- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 832 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky