000 FZNT24 KNHC 061503 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 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. GMZ001-070315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from the Straits of Florida just north of the Yucatan Channel will stall across the Yucatan Channel by late today then dissipate through Sun. Moderate to locally fresh winds are forecast in the wake of the front through Sat morning. Southerly flow around high pressure over the SE U.S. will dominate this weekend across the Gulf. These winds will diminish through Sat night ahead of the next front which will move off the Texas coast Sun morning. The front will stall over the northwest Gulf but continue across the northeast Gulf through early Mon. Looking ahead, the front will stall over the eastern Gulf by early Tue, then dissipate through Tue night. $$ GMZ040-070315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-070315- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 92W, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-070315- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .MON...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt W of 89W, and NW 15 to 20 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-070315- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-070315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-070315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE 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, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-070315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-070315- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE 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 to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-070315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-070315- Central Bay of Campeche- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. .MON...S of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-070315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1003 AM EST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen