504 FZNT24 KNHC 091509 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 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. GMZ001-100300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh return flow is expected to continue through today ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf this evening. The front will reach from Mobile, AL to Tuxpan, Mexico Sun morning, from Cedar Key, FL to Merida, Mexico in the NW Yucatan peninsula Sun evening, and exit the basin Mon morning. Strong to gale force winds are expected behind the front across the western Gulf, from offshore Texas southward to the Bay of Campeche Sat night through Sun evening. Minimal storm force NW winds are expected offshore of the Veracruz area Sun afternoon. Seas are forecast to build to 16 to 18 ft with the strongest winds. In the eastern and central Gulf, strong to near-gale force winds will follow the front. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to accompany the front as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Winds and seas will gradually subside across the basin late Mon. Looking ahead, the aforementioned front may stall across the western Atlantic and NW Caribbean early next week, before moving back northward as a warm front toward the middle of next week. The pressure gradient between very strong high pressure north of the area and lower pressure associated with the warm front may induce fresh to strong E winds and building seas across the northern Gulf by the middle of next week. $$ GMZ040-100300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ041-100300- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming SW to W 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ056-100300- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ057-100300- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ058-100300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...W of 96W, N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-100300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ046-100300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ047-100300- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Straits of Florida, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft Straits of Florida, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ048-100300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 35 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas building 10 to 16 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-100300- Central Bay of Campeche- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft late. Scattered showers. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-100300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 959 AM EST Sat Dec 9 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable less than 5 kt. Winds SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, SW to W winds in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR