000 FZNT24 KNHC 080313 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1013 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. GMZ001-081515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from the western tip of Cuba to the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula to the SW Bay of Campeche. The front will begin to lift northward as a warm front early Mon, accompanied by scattered strong 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 evening, 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. Widespread sustained gale force winds are expected to begin by late Mon morning over the northern 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 evening, 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. The 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. $$ GMZ040-081515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .MON...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 35 kt by late evening. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. $$ GMZ041-081515- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to W to NW 30 to 40 kt early in the morning. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .WED...W of 92W, SE to S winds 10 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft early in the evening. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. $$ GMZ056-081515- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 30 to 40 kt with frequent gusts to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in SW swell. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. .WED...NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 89W, and 7 to 11 ft E of 89W. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. $$ GMZ057-081515- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 25 to 35 kt W of 85W, and E 20 to 25 kt E of 85W. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in SE swell. .TUE...S to SW winds 30 to 40 kt, shifting to W 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force early in the evening. Seas 11 to 17 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 10 to 16 ft in SW to W swell. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the morning. 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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. $$ GMZ058-081515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ045-081515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and SE to S 25 to 35 kt N of 24N. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 35 kt early Tuesday morning. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. 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 to 15 kt. 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 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell early in the evening. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ046-081515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 25 to 35 kt N of 24N. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE swell. .TUE...SW winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 30 kt by late afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ047-081515- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in S swell. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .WED...N to NE 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 W to 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 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ048-081515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ049-081515- Central Bay of Campeche- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S of 20N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt early in the evening. N of 20N, W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 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 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ050-081515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1013 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen