000 FZNT24 KNHC 060328 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1028 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. GMZ001-061530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from the mid-Louisiana coast to Tampico, Mexico. The cold front will extend from Tallahassee, FL to Veracruz, Mexico early Sat, then weaken Sat night as it reaches from Tampa Bay, FL to the central Bay of Campeche. Strong to gale force southerly winds, and scattered to numerous thunderstorms will precede the cold front across the north-central and northeastern Gulf of Mexico tonight. Some of these thunderstorms could be strong to severe, with gusty winds. Winds and seas will subside Sat night. Looking ahead, a very strong cold front is expected to enter the western Gulf by Mon evening and move southeast of the basin Tue night. Strong to near-gale force SE to S winds will begin in advance of the front, Sun night into early Mon. Then, near-gale force winds are expected across most of the Gulf of Mexico on both sides of the front Mon night and Tue, with several areas of embedded gale force winds likely along with very rough seas. Strong to severe thunderstorms will likely accompany the front over portions of the northern Gulf. 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. $$ GMZ040-061530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the evening. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .MON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-061530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S swell. .TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W swell. .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 early in the morning. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW to W swell. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-061530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON THROUGH TUE... .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to 30 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft W of 89W, and 10 to 15 ft E of 89W. .TUE...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. .WED...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt early in the evening. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW early in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ057-061530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE... .OVERNIGHT...W of 85W, S winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to SW 25 to 35 kt early in the morning. E of 85W, S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft W of 85W, and 6 to 8 ft E of 85W. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 85W, and 8 to 12 ft E of 85W. .TUE...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft W of 85W, and 9 to 14 ft E of 85W. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. .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, becoming E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ058-061530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the morning. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SE swell. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. E of 96W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-061530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .MON...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 24N. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W 25 to 30 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE to S swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-061530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 13 ft N of 24N. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .WED...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ047-061530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to 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 winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .TUE...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 13 ft N of 24N. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 11 ft N of 24N. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. $$ GMZ048-061530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell early in the morning. .TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-061530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt S of 20N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 20N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 20N, NW to N winds 10 kt. N of 20N, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the evening. N of 20N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 20N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 20N. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 20N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 20N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-061530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1028 PM EST Fri Jan 5 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 90W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 90W. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen