925 FZNT24 KNHC 171510 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 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. GMZ001-180315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front reaching from near Pensacola, Florida to south of Brownsville, Texas will shift southeast through Sun with possible low pressure developing out ahead of it and moving east. The front will mainly stall along the far southeast Gulf Sun night, except for the western portion which will extend from near Brownsville, Texas to the western Yucatan Peninsula. Looking ahead, the western portion of the front will shift northward across the western Gulf late Mon and Tue while weak low pressure moves into the northwest Gulf. The low pressure will shift eastward across the northern Gulf through mid week, with a trailing cold front moving across the western and central Gulf. $$ GMZ040-180315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in W swell late. $$ GMZ041-180315- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in W swell late. $$ GMZ056-180315- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. $$ GMZ057-180315- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 85W, N winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. $$ GMZ058-180315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in NE swell late. $$ GMZ045-180315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late, Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. N of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late, Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. $$ GMZ046-180315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .THU...S of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less S of 24N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ047-180315- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...S of 24N, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NW swell. .THU...S of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 24N, SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less in NW to N swell. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-180315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-180315- Central Bay of Campeche- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-180315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1010 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W of 90W, variable less than 5 kt. Winds SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning. E of 90W, NW to N winds in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 90W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NW to N swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen