000 FZNT24 KNHC 210859 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 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. GMZ001-212100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure north of the area is supporting fresh to strong winds and rough seas over the southeast Gulf. Winds and seas will diminish through early next week as the high pressure shifts east, ahead of an approaching cold front. The cold front will move off the Texas coast Sun night, and reach from near Apalachicola, Florida to near Poza Rica, Mexico by Mon night. $$ GMZ040-212100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-212100- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-212100- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. E of 89W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-212100- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 85W, and 5 to 7 ft E of 85W. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-212100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-212100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-212100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-212100- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E 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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ048-212100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-212100- Central Bay of Campeche- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, NE winds 10 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. N of 20N, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 20N, S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-212100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 359 AM EST Thu Dec 21 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen