000 FZNT24 KNHC 020801 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 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. GMZ001-022015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front from north central Florida to southern Texas will stall from south Florida to southern Texas tonight. Moderate to fresh northerly winds will prevail north of this front. A stronger cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf Wed. Low pressure may form along this front and track NE to E across the northern Gulf Wed night and Thu. Fresh to strong winds are likely to be associated with this low and cold front. $$ GMZ040-022015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ041-022015- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ056-022015- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ057-022015- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ058-022015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ045-022015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ046-022015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. N of 24N, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ047-022015- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 24N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 24N. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. $$ GMZ048-022015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-022015- Central Bay of Campeche- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S of 20N, NW winds in the afternoon. Winds SW 10 to 15 kt in the morning. N of 20N, N winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-022015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 301 AM EST Tue Jan 2 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. W of 90W, seas 3 to 5 ft. E of 90W, seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster AL