000 FZNT24 KNHC 111939 AAA OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico...Updated NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 239 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 Updated zones GMZ013 and GMZ017 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. GMZ001-120215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 239 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from north-central Florida to 26N91W and to the central Bay of Campeche will become stationary from Tampa Bay to the Bay of Campeche tonight. The front will weaken through Thu, with frontal remnants lifting back to the north through Fri night as low pressure forms over the west-central Gulf. This low will track northeastward across the north-central waters through early Sat, with the associated cold front sweeping across the eastern Gulf through Sat night. The front will leave behind a dissipating boundary across the far SE Gulf on Sun. High pressure will build southward across the central and eastern Gulf in the wake of this front with fresh to strong southerly flow setting up over the western Gulf by late Sun. $$ GMZ011-120215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 239 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Isolated showers. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-120215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 239 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 30 kt E of 91W. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-120215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 214 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-120215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 214 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 96W and 9 to 14 ft E of 96W. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-120215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 214 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft SE of front and 8 to 11 ft NW of front. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 24N and 8 to 10 ft N of 24N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-120215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 214 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-120215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 214 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 30 to 40 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms far E part rest of this morning. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE swell. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-120215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 214 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2019 .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre