625 FZNT24 KNHC 120245 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 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. GMZ001-121445- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 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 Thu 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 on Fri, with fresh to strong northerly winds elsewhere. Winds and seas will diminish from W to E into Sat as the front moves southeast of the area. Afterward, fresh to strong southerly return flow is expected to develop across the western Gulf on Sun along with building seas. $$ GMZ040-121445- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon behind front. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft early in the afternoon behind front. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. $$ GMZ041-121445- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW early in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ056-121445- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-121445- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt W of 85W, and S 10 to 15 kt E of 85W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-121445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ045-121445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N 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 NW to N swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ046-121445- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-121445- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-121445- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 95W... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. Scattered showers. .FRI...S of 20N W of 95W, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, except S of 21N W of 95W NW to N 25 to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 9 to 11 ft S of 21N W of 95W subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in N swell late. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ049-121445- Central Bay of Campeche- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .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 NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-121445- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 945 PM EST Wed Jan 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and NE 10 kt E of 90W. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre