000 FZNT24 KNHC 122035 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 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. GMZ001-130845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Scattered showers and thunderstorms over the NE portion of the Gulf will are diminishing. This activity may develop again on Tue as a weak stationary front lingers over the area, and as an upper-level disturbance passes over this part of the Gulf. Otherwise, relatively quiet conditions will continue today as a surface ridge over the area begins to shift eastward. Fresh to locally strong SE return flow is expected in the western and central Gulf tonight into Tue night as a cold front approaches the NW Gulf. Seas will build in the area of strongest winds. The front is expected to move over the NW Gulf Wed morning, reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche by Thu night, from the Straits of Florida to the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula by late Fri. The front is expected to become stationary and weaken from the lower Straits of Florida to the far south-central Gulf Sat and Sat night. Fresh to strong N winds are expected behind the front Wed in the western Gulf, diminishing to moderate to fresh northerly winds behind the front later for the central and eastern Gulf. Seas will build to a peak of about 9 ft in the NW Gulf Wed, then shift to the NE Gulf late Wed night into early Thu, before subsiding during the afternoon. $$ GMZ040-130845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW behind the front in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms along and ahead of front. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-130845- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-130845- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-130845- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE to S swell. Isolated showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt behind front in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-130845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ045-130845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ046-130845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers S of 25N. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt behind the front in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ047-130845- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ048-130845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt behind the front late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-130845- Central Bay of Campeche- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 20N, seas 3 to 4 ft. N of 20N, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S of 20N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-130845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 335 PM EST Mon Dec 12 2022 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 90W, NW to N winds 10 kt. E of 90W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 90W, and 2 to 4 ft E of 90W. .FRI...W of 90W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre