790 FZNT24 KNHC 270334 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1034 PM 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. GMZ001-271545- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure is building across the north-central Gulf this evening following a cold front that passed through the Gulf earlier today. The high pressure will shift eastward ahead of a cold front that will move off the Texas coast late Wed. The front will move southeast of the basin through Thu night through early Fri, followed by fresh to strong winds and moderate to rough seas. Winds and seas will diminish Sat as high pressure builds across the Gulf in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ040-271545- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft early in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-271545- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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 winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 92W, S to SW winds late. Winds W to NW 10 kt early in the evening. E of 92W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. $$ GMZ056-271545- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...W of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the evening. E of 89W, NW winds 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE swell. .WED...W of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt early in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. E of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the afternoon. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-271545- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in W swell. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, S winds 10 kt, shifting to W late. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W swell. .SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, S to SW winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less in W swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. $$ GMZ058-271545- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-271545- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. N of 24N, NW winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-271545- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-271545- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .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 winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .SUN...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-271545- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ049-271545- Central Bay of Campeche- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...S of 20N, variable less than 5 kt. Winds SE winds 10 kt early in the morning. N of 20N, NW to N winds early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-271545- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1034 PM EST Tue Dec 26 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and N 15 to 20 kt E of 90W. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen