000 FZNT24 KNHC 100247 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 947 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. GMZ001-101500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will dominate the Gulf waters through Thu morning, at which time 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. $$ GMZ040-101500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. $$ GMZ041-101500- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE 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. $$ GMZ056-101500- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the morning. .TUE...W of 89W, S winds 10 kt early in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. E of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, S winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-101500- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ058-101500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. E of 96W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-101500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. N of 24N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-101500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the morning, Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt early in the morning, Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft early in the morning. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ047-101500- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. N of 24N, S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the morning, Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft early in the morning. .FRI...S of 24N, W to NW winds 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. N of 24N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ048-101500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 95W FRI... .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 10 to 14 ft S of 21N W of 95W. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ049-101500- Central Bay of Campeche- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-101500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 947 PM EST Mon Jan 9 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre