000 FZNT24 KNHC 271518 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 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. GMZ001-280330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure shifting eastward across the Gulf States will introduce fresh to strong easterly winds across the the southern Gulf and the Strait of Florida this evening through Sat night. Southerly return flow will increase over the NW Gulf beginning tonight ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the northern Gulf on Sun, then stall and dissipate on Mon. Afterward, gentle to moderate easterly winds will prevail for the entire Gulf through midweek. $$ GMZ040-280330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-280330- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 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...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 92W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt E of 92W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-280330- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-280330- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 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 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, S winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 85W, NE winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-280330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-280330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 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. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-280330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...S of 24N, NE winds 20 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-280330- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-280330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-280330- Central Bay of Campeche- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. 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. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-280330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1018 AM EST Fri Jan 27 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR