000 FZNT24 KNHC 230251 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 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. GMZ001-231500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from the Florida Big Bend to Veracruz, Mexico will reach from the Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula Mon evening before weakening as it exits the basin. Fresh to strong northwest to north winds behind the front will diminish Mon as high pressure in the wake of the front shifts eastward across southeastern U.S. A strong low pressure system will develop over east Texas Tue and move NE across the southern U.S. The low will drag a strong cold front across the Gulf of Mexico late Tue afternoon through Wed. Strong to near gale force winds are expected over the NW and north-central Gulf Tue and Tue night on both sides of the front, with an area of gale force winds in the NW Gulf Tue afternoon into Tue evening. Gale force winds are also possible offshore Veracruz Wed in the wake of the front. Winds and seas across the basin will then gradually subside by Fri. $$ GMZ040-231500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-231500- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft, building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 25 kt late. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-231500- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-231500- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 10 ft W of 85W, and 6 to 7 ft E of 85W. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-231500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 20 kt E of 96W. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-231500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. N of 24N, S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 6 to 7 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 10 ft N of 24N. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-231500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ GMZ047-231500- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt. N of 24N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ GMZ048-231500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft, building to 12 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ GMZ049-231500- Central Bay of Campeche- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S of 20N, N winds 10 kt late. N of 20N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 20N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 20N. Seas 8 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 20N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 20N. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...S of 20N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ GMZ050-231500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 951 PM EST Sun Jan 22 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft W of 90W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 90W. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen