000 FZNT24 KNHC 131445 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 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. GMZ001-140245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging over the area will shift eastward through tonight as a cold front approaches eastern Texas. Fresh to locally strong SE return flow is expected in the western and central Gulf through tonight as the 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, and 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. A line of thunderstorms is expected to accompany the front Wed and Wed night across the NW and north-central Gulf. 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. $$ GMZ040-140245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt, except becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt behind front in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ041-140245- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ056-140245- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ057-140245- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-140245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ045-140245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ046-140245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ047-140245- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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. Isolated showers. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ048-140245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, except shifting to NW to N behind front late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. $$ GMZ049-140245- Central Bay of Campeche- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 20N, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. N of 20N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 20N, seas 3 to 5 ft. N of 20N, seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ050-140245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 945 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W of 90W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre