060 FZNT24 KNHC 231331 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 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. GMZ001-240145- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate winds and seas across the north- central and northeastern Gulf will increase tonight between high pressure over the Carolinas and a complex low and cold front moving from the southern Rockies into the southern Plains. A warm front will develop ahead of the low and move northward across the northwest Gulf tonight into Sun. Winds may reach near- gale Sun night over the northeast Gulf, with seas building to 12 ft. The cold front will move off the Texas coast into the northwest Gulf Sun night, reaching from Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico early Mon, from northern Florida to Veracruz, Mexico early Tue, and then move southeast of the Gulf early Wed. $$ GMZ040-240145- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-240145- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W of 92W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. E of 92W, 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. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-240145- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W of 89W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 89W, SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-240145- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 SE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in SE swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...W of 85W, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt late. E of 85W, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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 to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-240145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-240145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, 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 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, NW to N 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 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. $$ GMZ046-240145- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-240145- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW 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 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-240145- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ049-240145- Central Bay of Campeche- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. N of 20N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt S of 20N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 20N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ050-240145- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 831 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster AL