000 FZNT24 KNHC 181954 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 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. GMZ001-190800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move off the Texas coast this evening, bringing strong to near gale-force winds to the NW Gulf and along the coast of Mexico Sun into Mon. The front will move slowly until low pressure forms in the central Gulf on Mon, then moves northeastward into the SE U.S. Tue, dragging the cold front across the Gulf as it does. Winds and seas will subside Tue night through Thu in the wake of the front, as weak high pressure builds in across the Gulf. $$ GMZ011-190800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-190800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-190800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and W 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-190800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...W of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell, building to 9 to 13 ft in N swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-190800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-190800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-190800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-190800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 254 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in NW swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Landsea