000 FZNT24 KNHC 100313 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 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. GMZ001-101515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from Ft. Myers, FL to the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula near 21N88W. The squall line with the front over the far southeast Gulf is beginning to weaken. Near-gale force winds with frequent gusts to gale force over much of the eastern Gulf will diminish after midnight tonight. Seas in the Gulf will subside to below 12 ft around sunrise Wed and below 8 ft by Wed evening. The cold front will move southeast of the basin late tonight, between midnight and sunrise. High pressure will move from west to east across the Gulf of Mexico Wed through Thu. SE to S winds gradually increase across the basin Thu and Thu night as the next cold front approaches the coast of Texas. This front is expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri morning and reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche by late Fri, and from Naples, FL to Cancun, Mexico early Sat before weakening. Strong to near-gale force winds will follow this front across the western and central Gulf of Mexico, possibly reaching gale force over the far western Gulf Fri. Conditions improve Sat night as high pressure builds over the Gulf. $$ GMZ040-101515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-101515- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W swell, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in W swell early in the morning. .WED...W of 92W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .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 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell early in the morning. .FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 30 kt early in the evening. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SW to W swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-101515- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W swell. .WED...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the evening. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE to S swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-101515- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force, diminishing to W to NW 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt early in the morning. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-101515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in N swell early in the morning. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W of 96W, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. E of 96W, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 30 kt early in the evening. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-101515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt early in the evening. S of 24N, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft early in the evening. N of 24N, seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft early in the evening. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-101515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .WED...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. N of 24N, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ047-101515- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW to W swell. Scattered tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ048-101515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in N swell early in the morning. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 2 to 4 ft. Elsewhere, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft early in the morning. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell early in the evening. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-101515- Central Bay of Campeche- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell early in the morning. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 20N, and N 20 to 30 kt N of 20N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-101515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1013 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2024 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 90W, and 3 to 5 ft E of 90W. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen