000 FZNT24 KNHC 152042 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 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. GMZ001-160845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge prevails across the central and eastern Gulf. Strong S return flow is developing in the western Gulf and will persist through Mon, with winds diminishing again by Mon night. Southerly winds will increase to fresh across much of the Gulf Tue night and Wed ahead of a cold front that is forecast to enter the western Gulf Wed night. The front will extend from southeast Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico by Thu morning. Fresh N winds are likely behind the front. The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico is in a state of unrest and it is possible that ashfall from this volcano could limit visibilitiy through tonight over the SW Gulf of Mexico from 19N to 20.5N between 93.5W and 96.5W. $$ GMZ040-160845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-160845- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-160845- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 89W, and S 10 to 15 kt E of 89W. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-160845- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-160845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-160845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. N of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-160845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-160845- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-160845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...Restrictions to visibility are possible due to volcanic ashfall. SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-160845- Central Bay of Campeche- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 20N, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ050-160845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 342 PM EST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen