000 FZNT24 KNHC 052030 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 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. GMZ001-060800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extending from the Straits of Florida to the south-central Gulf near 25N87W, where it becomes a warm front to low pressure of 1006 mb near 30N94W. A cold front extends from the low to Tampico, Mexico. The stationary front will lift northeastward as a warm front tonight into Sat as the low drags the cold front across basin. The cold front will extend from Panama City, FL to the central Bay of Campeche near 22N93W early Sat, then weaken Sat night as it reaches from Tampa Bay, FL to 22N93W. Strong to near gale force southerly winds, and scattered to numerous thunderstorms will precede the cold front across the northern half of the Gulf of Mexico, moving from west to east today through tonight, with gale force winds possible tonight in the north-central to northeastern Gulf. Some of these thunderstorms could be strong to severe, with gusty winds. Winds and seas will subside Sat night. Looking ahead, the next cold front is expected Mon night, preceded and followed by strong to gale force winds and building seas Mon through Tue night. Conditions quiet down Wed and Wed night as high pressure in the wake of the front shifts E across the central Gulf. This will allow for moderate return flow to set up over the far western Gulf. $$ GMZ040-060800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt S of 27N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft in S swell. .TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-060800- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt W of front, and SW 20 to 25 kt E of front before shifting E of zone. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and thunderstorms along and ahead of front. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell late. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-060800- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND TUE... .TONIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming 15 to 20 kt late. E of 89W, S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 89W, and 9 to 14 ft E of 89W. .TUE...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 89W, and 10 to 15 ft E of 89W. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W to NW 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, SE to S winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ057-060800- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt N of 28N late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt N of 28N. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except 10 to 13 ft N of 28N. .TUE...S winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 16 ft W of 85W, and 9 to 13 ft E of 85W. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ058-060800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, except becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt behind front late. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...W of 96W, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. E of 96W, N winds 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-060800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S of 24N, S winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. N of 24N, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 24N. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .WED...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-060800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .WED...NE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ047-060800- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S of 24N, SW winds 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 11 ft N of 24N. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. $$ GMZ048-060800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-060800- Central Bay of Campeche- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .TONIGHT...S of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. N of 20N, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in mixed NE and SE swell. .SAT...S of 20N, SW winds 10 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 20N, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. N of 20N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S of 20N, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in S swell in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt,becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-060800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 330 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .TONIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. E of 90W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W of 90W, S winds 10 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...W of 90W, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 90W, and 5 to 7 ft E of 90W. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre