000 FZNT24 KNHC 102011 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 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. GMZ001-110815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the Gulf waters will shift toward the western Atlantic as a cold front moves off the coast of Texas by Fri morning. Fresh southerly return flow is expected ahead of the front. Strong northerly winds and building seas will follow the front, which is 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 from W to E into Sat as the front moves SE of the area. Then, fresh to strong southerly return flow is expected across the western Gulf on Sun. $$ GMZ040-110815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...S of 27N, S to SW winds 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. N of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ041-110815- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ056-110815- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 89W, W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. E of 89W, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 ft late. $$ GMZ057-110815- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W of 85W, S winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 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. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ058-110815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ045-110815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. N of 24N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ046-110815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 ft late. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. S of 24N, seas 3 ft. N of 24N, seas 3 ft, building to 6 ft late. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 24N, seas 4 ft, building to 7 ft in the afternoon. N of 24N, seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-110815- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...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...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 ft in the afternoon. N of 24N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-110815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 6 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, seas 7 ft, building to 10 ft late. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 9 ft, building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 12 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ049-110815- Central Bay of Campeche- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...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...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-110815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 311 PM EST Tue Jan 10 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 6 ft in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster GR