000 FZNT24 KNHC 110312 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1012 PM 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. GMZ001-111515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extending from Cedar Key, Florida SW to Veracruz, Mexico will exit the basin late tonight/early Mon morning. A strong pressure gradient between the front and high pressure building behind it is supporting gale force northerly winds in the Bay of Campeche and NW gale force winds just W of the front over the adjacent waters between Crystal River and Cedar Key, Florida. Except from the NW basin, fresh to strong N to NW winds are elsewhere across the basin behind the front. Rough seas in the 8 to 18 ft range cover almost the entire gulf behind the front with a buoy indicating seas to 17 ft in the Bay of Campeche. Winds in the SW and E gulf will diminish to moderate to fresh speeds by noon on Mon and seas will subside below 8 ft at night. Looking ahead, the aforementioned front is forecast to stall across the western Atlantic and NW Caribbean on Tue, before drifting back towards the Straits of Florida and the SE Gulf on Wed. The pressure gradient between very strong high pressure north of the area and lower pressure associated with the frontal boundary will lead to fresh to near gale force winds across the E and NW gulf Tue evening through Thu with potential gale force winds developing over the north-central and NE basin Thu night through Fri. $$ GMZ040-111515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ041-111515- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .OVERNIGHT...W of 92W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 92W, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. 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 to SE 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ056-111515- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in E swell. .FRI...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ057-111515- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 85W, and 8 to 12 ft E of 85W. .FRI...E to SE winds 25 to 35 kt W of 85W, and E 20 to 30 kt E of 85W. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ058-111515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...W of 96W, NE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 96W, and 8 to 12 ft E of 96W. .FRI NIGHT...W of 96W, N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt early in the morning. E of 96W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ045-111515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .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...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. N of 24N, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. N of 24N, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft S of 24N, and 10 to 15 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ046-111515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 13 ft N of 24N. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the morning. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ047-111515- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...S of 24N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. N of 24N, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ048-111515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 25 to 45 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 13 to 20 ft in NW to N swell, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft in N swell early in the morning. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. $$ GMZ049-111515- Central Bay of Campeche- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft in NW swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S of 20N, N winds 10 kt. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 20N, NW to N winds 10 kt. N of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 20N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 20N. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 20N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 20N. $$ GMZ050-111515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1012 PM EST Sun Dec 10 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 90W, and SE to S 10 kt E of 90W. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ Forecaster Ramos