000 FZNT24 KNHC 142031 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 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. GMZ001-150845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will prevail across the northern forecast waters through the week. Fresh east winds will spread westward through the Straits of Florida and into the eastern Gulf S of 26N through midweek along with building seas. A cold front is forecast to enter the basin by Sun bringing fresh to strong winds and building seas across the NW Gulf. $$ GMZ011-150845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-150845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-150845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-150845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ019-150845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-150845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-150845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ025-150845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 331 PM EST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ Forecaster Torres