000 FZNT24 KNHC 110252 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 952 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. GMZ001-111500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 952 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Areas of marine fog will lower visibility to less than one nm tonight and Sat night along the NE Gulf. 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 tonight 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. $$ GMZ011-111500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-111500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .OVERNIGHT...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. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 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. $$ GMZ015-111500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy fog. Chance of showers. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-111500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 96W, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. W of 96W, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. W of 96W, seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. 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. $$ GMZ019-111500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-111500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .OVERNIGHT...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...NE to 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. $$ GMZ023-111500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-111500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 10 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .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...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 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 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 ERA