000 FZNT24 KNHC 100247 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 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. GMZ001-101500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge extending from the Atlantic to the central Gulf will gradually shift eastward through Sat afternoon in response to a strong cold front that will move over the NW Gulf by early Sat. Moderate to fresh southerly return flow will set-up across the western and central Gulf beginning late Fri ahead of the front. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front through Sat night. The front will weaken as it reaches from central Florida to the SW Gulf Sun and dissipate by Mon evening. Fresh to strong east winds will spread westward through the Straits of Florida and to the eastern Gulf S of 26N Mon through Tue night along with building seas. $$ GMZ011-101500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-101500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-101500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-101500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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. $$ GMZ019-101500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-101500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-101500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-101500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 947 PM EST Thu Dec 9 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA