000 FZNT24 KNHC 100935 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 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. GMZ001-102145- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from SE Louisiana SW to 25N97W in NE Mexico. Strong to gale-force N to NW winds follow the front with rough seas to 9 ft, but rapidly building. The front will reach from Cedar Key, FL to Merida, Mexico in the NW Yucatan peninsula this 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 through this evening. Minimal storm force NW winds are expected offshore of the Veracruz area this afternoon. Seas are forecast to build to 14 to 16 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 strong to minimal gale force winds and rough to very rough seas across the northern Gulf by the middle of next week. $$ GMZ040-102145- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .TODAY...N winds 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ041-102145- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 92W, and 10 to 16 ft E of 92W. $$ GMZ056-102145- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SW to W winds 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in W swell in the afternoon. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ057-102145- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE 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...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 85W, and 6 to 9 ft E of 85W. .THU...NE to E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft W of 85W, and 10 to 15 ft E of 85W. $$ GMZ058-102145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 96W, and 8 to 12 ft E of 96W. $$ GMZ045-102145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 24N. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 13 ft N of 24N. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft S of 24N, and 10 to 15 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ046-102145- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. N of 24N, S to SW winds 10 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. N of 24N, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. N of 24N, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 24N, and 10 to 16 ft N of 24N. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. N of 24N, NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. $$ GMZ047-102145- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. N of 24N, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Scattered showers. .MON...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .THU...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. N of 24N, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. N of 24N, E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. $$ GMZ048-102145- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...STORM WARNING... .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 35 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-102145- Central Bay of Campeche- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 20N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell in the afternoon. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 20N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt N of 20N. S of 20N, seas 4 to 6 ft. N of 20N, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. N of 20N, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 20N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 20N. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-102145- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 435 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .TODAY...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. E of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$ Forecaster Ramos