000 FZNT24 KNHC 222000 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 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. GMZ001-230800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure north of the area is producing moderate or weaker winds over the Gulf this afternoon with the exception of some fresh NE winds over the Florida Straits. Tomorrow and Sun, an approaching cold front will enhance the return flow becoming SE fresh to strong over the N central and NE Gulf. A warm front should develop near the Texas-Louisiana coastline along the northern edge of the strong SE winds Sat night into Sun night, enhancing the likelihood of showers and thunderstorms in the N Gulf. The cold front should emerge from the Texas coast Sun night, quickly move southeastward reaching from the Florida Big Bend coast to near Veracruz, Mexico by Tue morning, and extending from Ft Myers, FL to the Yucatan by Wed morning. N winds behind the front are expected to only be moderate to fresh across the Gulf, except for strong NE winds near Tampico. $$ GMZ040-230800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-230800- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-230800- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. E of 89W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-230800- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft W of 85W, and 6 to 8 ft E of 85W. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-230800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-230800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-230800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .MON...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-230800- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 24N. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NW to N 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NW swell. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-230800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-230800- Central Bay of Campeche- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less S of 20N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 20N. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-230800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 300 PM EST Fri Dec 22 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Landsea