000 FZNT24 KNHC 180330 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 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. GMZ001-181530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS...The strong low pressure that was affecting the Gulf region is now along the coast of South Carolina, with the associated cold front moving SE across the western Caribbean. Fresh to strong NW to N winds continue across the eastern Gulf and will gradually diminish through Mon. High pressure will be in control of the weather pattern across the Gulf waters through mid-week, before strengthening high pressure N of the region will bring fresh to strong NE winds across the eastern Gulf, including the Straits of Florida. $$ GMZ040-181530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .MON...N winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-181530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-181530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-181530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-181530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-181530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-181530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-181530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-181530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-181530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-181530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1030 PM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling