000 FZNT24 KNHC 122035 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 335 PM 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. GMZ001-130845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from Mobile Bay to Poza Rica, Mexico will shift southeast and stall from the Florida Straits to the Yucatan Channel by late Sat. Winds will reach gale force through the early evening from the Texas coast to off Veracruz, Mexico. Strong to near- gale force winds and rough to very rough seas follow the front elsewhere across the Gulf into Sat. Winds and seas will diminish Sat and Sun as high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Looking ahead, another front may enter the northwestern Gulf by late Mon, and move to southeast of the Gulf by late Wed night. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow this second front, with winds possibly reaching gale force over the west- central and southwest Gulf Tue. $$ GMZ040-130845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt, becoming N to NE 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. N of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .WED...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-130845- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-130845- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT...N winds 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ057-130845- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 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 9 ft in N swell. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-130845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 96W, N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N swell. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ045-130845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft S of 24N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 24N. .TUE...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 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 N swell. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ046-130845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. N of 24N, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon, Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ047-130845- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .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 2 to 4 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, Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. N of 24N, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ048-130845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .TUE...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N swell. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ049-130845- Central Bay of Campeche- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...S of 20N, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. N of 20N, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to N 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 20N, and E 10 kt N of 20N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. 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 20 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. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ050-130845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 335 PM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. W of 90W, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft late. E of 90W, seas 3 ft or less, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. $$ Forecaster Christensen