000 FZNT24 KNHC 092004 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 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. GMZ001-100815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will dominate the Gulf waters through Thu morning when a strong cold front is forecast to emerge off the coast of Texas. Fresh southerly return flow is expected ahead of the front. Strong northerly winds and building seas will follow the front forecast to reach from near Tampa Bay, Florida to Veracruz, Mexico by early Fri. Winds to gale force and rough seas are possible off Veracruz behind the front by Fri, with fresh to strong northerly winds elsewhere. Winds and seas will diminish into Sat as the front moves southeast of the area. $$ GMZ040-100815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ041-100815- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-100815- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, S winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-100815- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ058-100815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-100815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. N of 24N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, building to 8 ft late. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-100815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 24N, seas 5 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon. N of 24N, seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ047-100815- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, building to 6 ft in the afternoon. N of 24N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ048-100815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON FRI... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, building to 8 ft late. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N winds 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 10 to 14 ft S of 21N W of 95W. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-100815- Central Bay of Campeche- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft, building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-100815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 304 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E 10 kt E of 90W. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ Forecaster GR