000 FZNT24 KNHC 240308 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 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. GMZ001-241515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A weakening cold front extending from the Florida Keys to 20N93W will dissipate late tonight or early Tue. High pressure centered over the SE U.S. will slide eastward through late Tue as a low pressure system develops over eastern Texas, and quickly tracks east-northeastward across the southern U.S. while deepening. The low will drag a strong cold front across the Gulf of Mexico late Tue afternoon through Thu. Near gale-force to gale-force southerly winds are expected ahead of the front over the NW and north-central Gulf Tue and Tue night, and gale- force northwest winds are expected over the NW Gulf Tue evening. Gale-force winds are expected offshore Tampico late Tue night, and offshore Veracruz Wed in the wake of the front. Winds and seas will gradually improve by Fri. Fresh southerly return flow will begin to set-up in the far western Gulf starting Sat in response to the next cold front that will be approaching the NW Gulf. Fresh to strong east winds will surge from the southwestern Atlantic through the Straits of Florida and into the far southeastern Gulf Sat and Sat night. $$ GMZ040-241515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S of 27N, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. N of 27N, W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft, subsiding to 10 ft late. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ041-241515- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt by late morning. Seas 10 ft, building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to W to NW 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-241515- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft, building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-241515- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-241515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and N 20 to 25 kt E of 96W. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-241515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 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 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-241515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ047-241515- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 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 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ GMZ048-241515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-241515- Central Bay of Campeche- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 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 winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft, building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 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 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-241515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1008 PM EST Mon Jan 23 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft W of 90W, and 5 to 6 ft E of 90W. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen