068 FZNT24 KNHC 221512 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 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. GMZ001-230315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front is expected to move off the Texas coast later this afternoon. The front will bring widespread gale force NW winds and rough to very rough seas across most of the basin tonight through Fri. Minimal storm- force winds are expected Fri afternoon near Veracruz. Gale-force winds will come to an end by Fri night for most of the Gulf with conditions slowly improving through the weekend and into early next week. Gale-force winds will continue across Veracruz through Fri night and likely into Sat and Sun. $$ GMZ040-230315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 35 kt late. N of 27N, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell, building to 10 to 16 ft in NW swell late. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. $$ GMZ041-230315- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 92W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 92W, W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to N 35 kt late. E of 92W, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming N 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell, building to 9 to 13 ft in NW swell late. .FRI...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...W of 92W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-230315- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt late. E of 89W, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in W swell late. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-230315- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-230315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell, building to 10 to 16 ft in NE swell late. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 17 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ045-230315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in NE swell late. .FRI...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 24N. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ046-230315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in NE swell late. Scattered showers. .FRI...S of 24N, N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 24N. .SUN...S of 24N, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. N of 24N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 24N. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-230315- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt S of 24N, and W 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S of 24N, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. N of 24N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 24N. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 24N. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 24N. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 24N. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ048-230315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 35 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft in N swell. Scattered tstms. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ049-230315- Central Bay of Campeche- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S of 20N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 20N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell, building to 10 to 15 ft in N to NE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ050-230315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 22 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .SUN...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 90W, and 7 to 10 ft E of 90W. .SUN NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. E of 90W, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 90W, and 4 to 6 ft E of 90W. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. $$ Forecaster Ramos