000 FZNT24 KNHC 262018 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 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. GMZ001-270800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .SYNOPSIS...The combination between low pressure located over northeast Texas with high pressure over the eastern and central Gulf is presently allowing for fresh southeast to south winds to exist over the NW Gulf. Gentle to moderate east to southeast winds are over the remainder of the Gulf, except for fresh northeast winds over the southeastern Gulf and Straits of Florida. The high pressure will begin to shift eastward tonight as a weak cold front moves into the NW Gulf late tonight into early Mon. It will stall and dissipate over the NW Gulf coastal waters through Mon night. Mostly gentle to moderate winds will continue over the basin through Tue before increasing to moderate to fresh speeds at mid-week as the pressure gradient tightens, then increasing further to fresh to locally strong speeds by the end of the week. Slight to moderate seas are expected throughout the basin into midweek, thereafter, seas will build over the western Gulf under increasing southerly flow. Winds are forecast to diminish on Fri as a slow moving cold front moves into the western Gulf. $$ GMZ040-270800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt S of 27N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ041-270800- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...W of 93W, SE to S winds. Seas 4 to 6 ft. E of 93W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ056-270800- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, S winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ057-270800- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 85W. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 85W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt E of 85W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ058-270800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ045-270800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. 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. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ046-270800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ047-270800- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ048-270800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-270800- Central Bay of Campeche- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ050-270800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 318 PM EST Sun Jan 26 2025 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre