687 FZNT24 KNHC 260903 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 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. GMZ001-262115- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near Apalachicola, Florida to Merida, Mexico will drift to the southeast of the Gulf through Wed. High pressure will build in the wake of the front today and tonight, then shift east ahead of the next front that is expected to move off the Texas coast Wed night. The next front will reach from near Panama City, Florida to Veracruz, Mexico by late Thu, with fresh to strong winds possible off Veracruz by then. Looking ahead, a reinforcing shot of cold air may allow fresh to strong NE winds and rough seas over the central and eastern Gulf Fri as the front shifts to the southeast of the area. Winds and seas will diminish across the basin Sat and Sat night as high pressure builds in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ040-262115- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-262115- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-262115- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE swell. .WED...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to S swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-262115- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-262115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W of 96W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-262115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-262115- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ047-262115- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S of 24N, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 24N, and 2 to 4 ft N of 24N. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-262115- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ049-262115- Central Bay of Campeche- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...S of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .WED...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-262115- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 403 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen