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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 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.
GMZ001-240300-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
SYNOPSIS
INCREASING N WINDS ARE EXPECTED SURROUNDING A
PERSISTENT TROUGH IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY, WITH
WINDS REACHING STRONG SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON. GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OFFSHORE OF TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ AND
CONTINUE ON FRI, DIMINISHING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FRI NIGHT. VERY
ROUGH SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS ON FRI BEFORE DIMINISHING
THROUGH SAT MORNING. OTHERWISE, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N TO NE
WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REST OF THE BASIN TODAY, WITH WINDS
INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS ON FRI, INCLUDING THROUGH THE
FLORIDA STRAITS, AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SE IN THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE GULF THIS WEEKEND AND BECOME FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG AHEAD OF
LOW PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE CENTRAL U.S.
GMZ040-240300-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
MON
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ041-240300-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ056-240300-
N CENTRAL GULF OFFSHORE WATERS-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ057-240300-
NE GULF N OF 26N E OF 87W-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 85W, AND N 15 TO 20 KT E OF
85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-240300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
W OF 96W, N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
96W, NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN
NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF 96W, AND E 15 TO 20 KT E OF
96W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SAT
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ045-240300-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N, AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 24N.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E TO SE 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
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ046-240300-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE
SWELL.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ047-240300-
SE GULF FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ048-240300-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 25 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ049-240300-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO
NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ050-240300-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
954 AM EST THU JAN 23 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
FRI
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
NE TO E 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FORECASTER ADAMS
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