000 FZNT24 KNHC 241351 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 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. GMZ001-250200- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the western Atlantic combined with lower pressures over Texas and Mexico will continue to support fresh SE winds across most of the Gulf waters today. Winds will diminish a bit this evening before a weak cold front moves into the NW Gulf late tonight. The front will reach from SE Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico late Thu before stalling. Scattered thunderstorms are likely across the northwestern Gulf of Mexico today through Thu. Dense marine fog is possible within about 30 nm of the coast from Mobile, Alabama to Brownsville, Texas through mid-morning today. Another cold front will reach the NW Gulf late Fri night, extend from Mobile, Alabama to near Veracruz, Mexico late Sat, and from Tampa Bay to the eastern Bay of Campeche Sun morning. Fresh NW to N winds will follow this front across the Gulf of Mexico, with strong to near-gale force winds in the SW Gulf. $$ GMZ040-250200- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-250200- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ056-250200- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ057-250200- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ058-250200- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 96W, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt E of 96W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .THU...W of 96W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. E of 96W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ045-250200- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ046-250200- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ047-250200- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ048-250200- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ049-250200- Central Bay of Campeche- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ050-250200- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 851 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt E of 90W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen