000 FZNT24 KNHC 012040 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 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. GMZ001-020845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A low pressure has developed along a frontal boundary over the NW Gulf near 27N95W. This system will move toward SE Louisiana on Thu, dragging the associated cold front across the Gulf waters. The front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche by early Fri morning, and move across the far SE Gulf and the Yucatan Channel by early Sat morning. Fresh to strong northerly winds will follow the front, reaching gale force offshore Veracruz, Mexico on Fri. Seas are forecast to build to 14-16 ft over the SW Gulf with the strongest winds. Looking ahead, winds and seas will diminish from W to E across the basin Fri night into Sat as high pressure builds over the region. $$ GMZ040-020845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-020845- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. E of 92W, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-020845- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-020845- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. E of 85W, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-020845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-020845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 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 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-020845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-020845- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN...S of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Winds E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. N of 24N, SW to W winds in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-020845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-020845- Central Bay of Campeche- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 20N, N winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft, building to 8 ft late. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft, building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-020845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 340 PM EST Wed Feb 1 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft W of 90W, and 7 to 8 ft E of 90W. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR