000 FZNT24 KNHC 120825 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 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. GMZ001-122030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the area will shift eastward today in response to a cold front that will move off the Texas coast this 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. The fresh to strong return will expand eastward through Mon, then diminish to moderate Mon night. $$ GMZ040-122030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon behind the front. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Isolated showers in the morning. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. $$ GMZ041-122030- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ056-122030- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt late behind front. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-122030- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 85W, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt E of 85W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt W of 85W, and SW 15 to 20 kt E of 85W. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .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...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. W of 85W, seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-122030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, except W of 96W 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ045-122030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. N of 24N, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN...SE to S 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 to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ046-122030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. N of 24N, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in SE swell late. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-122030- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-122030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N W OF 95W... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late. Scattered showers. .FRI...S of 20N W of 95W, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, except S of 21N W of 95W NW to N 25 to 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 9 to 12 ft S of 21N W of 95W subsiding to 7 to 9 ft in N swell late. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ049-122030- Central Bay of Campeche- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. $$ GMZ050-122030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 325 AM EST Thu Jan 12 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre