000 FZNT24 KNHC 060318 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 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. GMZ001-061530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near Fort Myers, Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche will exit the Gulf by early Fri while weakening. Moderate to locally fresh winds are forecast in the wake of the front through Fri. Return flow around high pressure over the SE U.S. will dominate this weekend, weakening Sun as the next front potentially moves into the northern Gulf while weakening. Fairly tranquil conditions are forecast early next week. $$ GMZ040-061530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-061530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-061530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-061530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W of 85W, S winds 10 kt. E of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. E of 85W, NE winds 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. W of 85W, seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft early in the morning. E of 85W, seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. W of 85W, seas 3 to 5 ft. E of 85W, seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft early in the evening. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-061530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W of 96W, S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the morning. E of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-061530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-061530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-061530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E 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 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-061530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds early in the morning. Winds NE to E 10 kt in the late evening and early morning. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-061530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 20N, NE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-061530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1018 PM EST Thu Jan 5 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Ramos