174 FZNT24 KNHC 120323 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 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. GMZ001-121530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong NE winds and rough seas will prevail over the SE Gulf tonight behind a cold front currently in the NW Caribbean. However, strong high pressure building in the wake of the front will lead to the redevelopment of fresh to strong NE to E winds basin-wide Tue morning into early in the weekend as the front retreats back towards the Gulf again. Near gale-force to gale-force winds are likely to develop over the north-central and NE basin Fri and Fri night. $$ GMZ040-121530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ041-121530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 15 to 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...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E swell. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ056-121530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. .FRI...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ057-121530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 85W, and 9 to 13 ft E of 85W. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 85W, and 7 to 11 ft E of 85W. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ058-121530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt W of 96W, and E 15 to 20 kt E of 96W. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ045-121530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. N of 24N, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ046-121530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. N of 24N, NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI...S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. N of 24N, E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. N of 24N, E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 14 ft N of 24N. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ047-121530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt N of 24N. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 25 to 35 kt N of 24N. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. .FRI...S of 24N, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. N of 24N, E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft S of 24N, and 10 to 16 ft N of 24N. .SAT...S of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. N of 24N, E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ048-121530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ049-121530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S of 20N, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 20N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 20N. .FRI...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NW early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 20N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 20N. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. $$ GMZ050-121530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1023 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt early in the evening. E of 90W, S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 90W, and 7 to 10 ft E of 90W. $$ Forecaster Ramos