347 FZNT24 KNHC 302120 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 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. GMZ001-310930- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure resides across the NW Gulf this afternoon. A weak cold front will move southeastward across the NE Gulf of Mexico tonight through Wed bringing with it fresh NW winds. Aside from that, quiescent marine conditions will prevail into Fri night over the Gulf as high pressure dominates. Looking ahead, fresh to strong SE to S winds and active weather are expected to develop over the W central Gulf Sat in advance of the next cold front, and shift eastward through Sun. $$ GMZ040-310930- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in W swell in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. $$ GMZ041-310930- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. .SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. $$ GMZ056-310930- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .FRI...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt W of 89W, and S 20 to 25 kt E of 89W. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SUN...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell, building to 9 to 14 ft in W swell late. $$ GMZ057-310930- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. W of 85W, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. E of 85W, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S swell. .SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, W winds 20 to 30 kt. E of 85W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. $$ GMZ058-310930- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SUN...N winds 10 kt W of 96W, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt E of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 96W, and 7 to 10 ft E of 96W. $$ GMZ045-310930- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and W to NW 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and W to NW 20 to 30 kt N of 24N. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft. N of 24N, seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft late. $$ GMZ046-310930- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and W to NW 20 to 30 kt N of 24N. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft. N of 24N, seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft late. $$ GMZ047-310930- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 11 ft N of 24N. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. N of 24N, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ048-310930- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-310930- Central Bay of Campeche- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-310930- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 420 PM EST Tue Jan 30 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt W of 90W, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt E of 90W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling