000 FZNT24 KNHC 261509 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 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. GMZ001-270315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from South Florida to the NE Yucatan peninsula will exit the basin early this afternoon. Winds and seas associated with the passage of this front will gradually improve by Fri. Fresh to locally strong southerly return flow will set-up this weekend in the NW Gulf in response to the next cold front that will be approaching the NW Gulf. This front is expected to move into the far northern Gulf Sun and Sun night, and stall along the northern Gulf through Mon night. Fresh to strong east winds will surge from the SW Atlantic through the Straits of Florida and into the far SE Gulf Sat and Sat night and diminish Sun. $$ GMZ040-270315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-270315- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-270315- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-270315- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W of 85W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 85W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ058-270315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-270315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-270315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-270315- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-270315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ049-270315- Central Bay of Campeche- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-270315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1009 AM EST Thu Jan 26 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR