000 FZNT24 KNHC 062023 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 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. GMZ001-070830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging over the northern Gulf of Mexico will move eastward over the next few days. Southerly return flow will increase to fresh to locally strong tonight into early Tue over the western Gulf, with fresh winds spreading to the remainder of the Gulf Tue. Strong winds will also develop off NW Cuba and the NW Yucatan Tue night into early Wed. A cold front will enter the western Gulf on Wed with strong N winds likely behind it over the far west-central Gulf, and quickly diminishing as the front reaches the central Gulf early Thu, before stalling and weakening. A stronger cold front will enter the Gulf Thu evening, reach from the Florida Big Bend to Veracruz Fri morning, and exit the basin to the southeast by early Sat. Gale force NW to N winds are possible behind the front over the SW Gulf Fri into Fri night. $$ GMZ040-070830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-070830- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-070830- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 89W, and SE 15 to 20 kt E of 89W. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ057-070830- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ058-070830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft, building to 12 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ045-070830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ046-070830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, S winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ047-070830- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 24N, seas 4 ft, building to 9 ft late. N of 24N, seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ GMZ048-070830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft, building to 12 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ049-070830- Central Bay of Campeche- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. N of 20N, NE winds 10 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft, building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. S of 20N, seas 11 ft, building to 17 ft late. N of 20N, seas 14 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ050-070830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 323 PM EST Mon Feb 6 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. W of 90W, seas 11 to 14 ft. E of 90W, seas 4 ft, building to 11 ft late. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft W of 90W, and 10 ft E of 90W. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen