000 FZNT24 KNHC 082106 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 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. GMZ001-090815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A warm front extends from the Straits of Florida northwestward to south-central Louisiana. It will continue to lift north-northeastward through Tue. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected mainly along and north of the warm front, with the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms along and just north of the northern border of the offshore water zones. A very strong cold front will enter the western Gulf of Mexico this evening, reach from Pensacola, FL to Veracruz, Mexico early Tue, from near Ft. Myers, FL to the NE Yucatan Peninsula Tue evening, then move southeast of the basin late Tue night. Near gale to gale force winds are developing over most of the Gulf north of about 25N. Gusts to strong gale force speeds are expected over the northern Gulf. Near gale force winds are expected for most of the Gulf of Mexico on both sides of the front, 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. Condtions improve Sat and Sat night as high pressure builds over the western Gulf, however, fresh to locally strong northeast winds will linger in the southeastern Gulf and near and in the Yucatan Channel. $$ GMZ040-090815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming NW 30 to 40 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NW winds 30 to 40 kt with frequent gusts to 45 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-090815- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW to W 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. .WED...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ056-090815- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 30 to 40 kt, except gusts to 45 kt N of 28N. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ057-090815- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt, except 35 to 45 kt N of 28N. Seas 9 to 14 ft, except 10 to 16 ft N of 28N. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...S winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW to W 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, SE to S winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. E of 85W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. $$ GMZ058-090815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW to W 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in S swell in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-090815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N 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 in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ046-090815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. N of 24N, S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .WED...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ047-090815- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt, except N of 25N S 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly N part. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. $$ GMZ048-090815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ049-090815- Central Bay of Campeche- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N 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...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 20N, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. N of 20N, seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ050-090815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 406 PM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. W of 90W, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. E of 90W, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ Forecaster Aguirre