000 FZNT24 KNHC 072035 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 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. GMZ001-080845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending extending from the Straits of Florida to the NW Yucatan Peninsula will become stationary early this evening. The front will begin to lift northward as a warm front early Mon, accompanied by scattered showers and thunderstorms as southeasterly winds increase to strong to near gale force across much of the basin. A very strong cold front will enter the western Gulf of Mexico Mon night, reach from Pensacola, FL to Veracruz, Mexico early Tue, from near Ft. Myers, FL to Cancun, Mexico Tue evening, and move southeast of the basin late Tue night. Gale force winds are expected to begin by late Mon morning over the north-central Gulf, with gusts reaching strong gale force speeds. Near-gale force winds are expected for most of the Gulf of Mexico on both sides of the front, Mon through Tue, with several areas experiencing sustained gale force winds. A squall line containing severe thunderstorms is likely to occur over the northern Gulf of Mexico just prior to the frontal passage. Conditions quiet down Wed through Thu as high pressure shifts E across the central Gulf in the wake of the front. Southeasterly winds begin to increase late Thu across the basin as the next cold front approaches from the W. This next cold front is expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri and reach from the Florida panhandle to the Yucatan Peninsula by late Fri. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow in the wake of this front. $$ GMZ040-080845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ041-080845- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW to W swell, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in SW to W swell in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ056-080845- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming SE 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell, building to 11 to 17 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...W of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 89W, and 7 to 11 ft E of 89W. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. $$ GMZ057-080845- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, except 30 to 40 kt N of 28N. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW to W 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 18 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. $$ GMZ058-080845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW to W 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and SE 10 to 15 kt E of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ045-080845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt, except becoming S 30 to 35 kt N of 25N in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, except with frequent gusts to 35 kt N of 25N. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. 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 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ046-080845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 20 to 30 kt N of 24N. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt N of 24N late. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except building to 9 to 13 ft N of 24N late. .TUE...S winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms ahead of front. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. .WED...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ047-080845- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt N of 25N. Seas 8 to 12 ft S of 25N, and 10 to 15 ft N of 25N. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. $$ GMZ048-080845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ049-080845- Central Bay of Campeche- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ050-080845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 335 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre