000 FZNT24 KNHC 180731 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 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. GMZ001-181945- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near Tampa Bay, Florida to the SW Gulf stalls to the central Bay of Campeche. Weak low pressure ahead of the front in the SE Gulf will weaken as it moves southeast early today. The front will sweep southward across the SE Gulf into the Straits of Florida by tonight, except lifting northward over the western Gulf ahead of low pressure moving through northeast Mexico. The front may lift northward early Tue as a warm front while the low pressure moves into the north-central Gulf. A trailing cold front over the western Gulf will dissipate through mid week. Looking ahead, a stronger cold front may move off the Texas coast into the far northwest Gulf Thu night followed by near-gale or gale force winds and building seas. $$ GMZ040-181945- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .MON...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ041-181945- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .MON...E to SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 to E swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell late. $$ GMZ056-181945- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...W of 89W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. E of 89W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 89W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt E of 89W. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-181945- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-181945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .THU...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. W of 96W, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. E of 96W, seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-181945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ046-181945- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. N of 24N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-181945- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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...SE to 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 in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W to NW swell. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-181945- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable less than 5 kt. Winds E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, N to NE winds late. Seas 3 ft or less in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ049-181945- Central Bay of Campeche- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ050-181945- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 231 AM EST Sun Dec 18 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, N winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...W of 90W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft W of 90W, and 3 ft or less E of 90W. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. E of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky