000 FZNT24 KNHC 102058 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 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. GMZ001-110900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Areas of marine fog will lower visibility to less than one nm tonight and Sunday night along the northern and eastern Gulf. Visibility will gradually deteriorate through the morning hours before improving Satursday morning. 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 on Sat. Moderate to fresh southerly return flow will set-up across the western 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. 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. $$ GMZ011-110900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-110900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .TONIGHT...Areas of sea fog after midnight. SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...Dense sea fog. Visibility less than 1 nm in the morning. S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...Areas of sea fog. W of 90W, NW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Areas of sea fog. NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-110900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .TONIGHT...Areas of sea fog after midnight. SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...Dense sea fog. Visibility less than 1 nm in the morning. SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...Areas of sea fog. SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-110900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-110900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-110900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .TONIGHT...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 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-110900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-110900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 358 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Torres