000 FZNT24 KNHC 200323 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 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. GMZ001-201530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A broad ridge centered over the Ohio Valley extends SE into the western Atlantic, behind a stalling cold front across the central Caribbean. This pattern will support moderate to fresh NE winds over the E Gulf tonight. The high pressure will shift eastward into the eastern U.S. through Thu, causing fresh winds to veer E, with strong winds developing in the Florida Straits and adjacent waters through Fri. SE return flow is expected to develop Sat through Sun. $$ GMZ040-201530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-201530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-201530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 89W, and SE 20 to 25 kt E of 89W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 89W, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. E of 89W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ057-201530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...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 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 85W, and 6 to 8 ft E of 85W. $$ GMZ058-201530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-201530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-201530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-201530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to 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 in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ048-201530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-201530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...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 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-201530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1023 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling