000 FZNT24 KNHC 121440 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 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. GMZ001-130245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front is moving off the Texas coast into the northwest Gulf. Winds to gale force and rough seas will follow the front over the western Gulf, as the front reaches from Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche tonight. Winds and seas will diminish Sat and Sun as the front shifts southeast of the basin and high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Looking ahead, another front may enter the northwestern Gulf early Mon, and move to southeast of the Gulf by late Tue night, followed by fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas, with winds possibly reaching gale force over the west-central and southwest Gulf Tue. $$ GMZ040-130245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell, building to 9 to 13 ft in NW swell in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt, becoming N to NE 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. N of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ041-130245- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SUN...E 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ056-130245- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...N winds 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ057-130245- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ058-130245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt becoming NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 96W, N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ045-130245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TODAY...S of 24N, SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. N of 24N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft S of 24N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 24N. .TUE...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon, Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. N of 24N, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ046-130245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .TUE...S of 24N, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon, Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 24N, seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft late. N of 24N, seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ GMZ047-130245- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. N of 24N, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ048-130245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt becoming NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 3 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ049-130245- Central Bay of Campeche- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 20N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 20N, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to N 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .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. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 20N, and E 10 kt N of 20N. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. S of 20N, seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft late. N of 20N, seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ GMZ050-130245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 940 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. W of 90W, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft late. E of 90W, seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft late. $$ Forecaster Christensen