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FZNT24 KNHC 240731
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 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.
GMZ001-241945-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
SYNOPSIS
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER
EASTERN MEXICO AND A PERSISTENT TROUGH IN THE WESTERN GULF
SUPPORTS STRONG TO GALE-FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE TAMAULIPAS AND
VERACRUZ, WITH LARGE BUILDING SEAS. GALES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY, LINGERING OFF VERACRUZ INTO
THE EVENING. THE VERY LARGE SEAS WILL SLOWLY DECAY THROUGH SAT.
OTHERWISE, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO FRESH TO STRONG SPEEDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND SE GULF THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN FROM THE
NORTH. WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SE IN THE WESTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND
AND BECOME FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE BUILDING
IN THE CENTRAL U.S. BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK, MORE TRANQUIL MARINE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST BASIN-WIDE AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS.
GMZ040-241945-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ041-241945-
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE
SANCTUARY-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE NIGHT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ056-241945-
N CENTRAL GULF OFFSHORE WATERS-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SAT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
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.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ057-241945-
NE GULF N OF 26N E OF 87W-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SAT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
MON
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 85W, AND E 10 KT E OF
85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
MON NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 85W, AND N TO NE
10 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
TUE
W OF 85W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. E OF 85W, NE
WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS IN SE SWELL, SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TUE NIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.
GMZ058-241945-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
W OF 96W, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE
LATE. E OF 96W, NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SAT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL.
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 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ045-241945-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
TODAY
S OF 24N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N, AND NE TO E 15 TO
20 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 IN NE TO E
SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 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 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ046-241945-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
TODAY
S OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
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 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ047-241945-
SE GULF FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
TODAY
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
SAT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E
SWELL.
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.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ048-241945-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
..GALE WARNING
TODAY
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N 25 TO
35 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
TONIGHT
S OF 21N W OF 95W, NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, NE WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 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 11 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL, SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL
IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
GMZ049-241945-
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
TODAY
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL,
BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TONIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
GMZ050-241945-
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
231 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2025
TODAY
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
TONIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO 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
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
TUE NIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FORECASTER LEWITSKY
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