000 FZNT24 KNHC 131500 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 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. GMZ001-140300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A weak stationary front extending from along the coast of the Florida panhandle to 27N90W and to near 23N92W will transition to a cold front this afternoon and quickly sweep across the southeastern Gulf through Sat, reaching the Straits of Florida Sat evening and to southeast of the area early Sun. High pressure behind the front will shift to just east of northeast Florida on Sun allowing for mainly fresh southerly winds to set up over the far western Gulf. These winds will shift eastward and diminish through Mon as a strong cold front approaches the Texas coast. This front will move off the Texas coast Mon afternoon, reach from near Pensacola, Florida to 25N93W and to near Veracruz early Tue and from near Apalachicola, Florida to 24N89W and to the eastern Bay of Campeche Tue night. Gale force northerly winds are possible west of the front near the coast of Mexico. $$ GMZ011-140300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ013-140300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 90W. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 90W. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. $$ GMZ015-140300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ017-140300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt, except W of 96W NW to N 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft except W of 96W 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt, except S of 24N W of 96W 30 to 35 kt diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except W of 96W 10 to 14 ft. $$ GMZ019-140300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 92W. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt S of 24N, and W 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE 5 to 10 kt, except NE 25 to 30 kt behind the front. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell, except 8 to 12 ft behind front. $$ GMZ021-140300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TODAY...Straits of Florida, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Straits of Florida, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-140300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W of 95W, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt increasing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. E of 95W, NW 15 to 20 kt increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft, except E of 95W 4 to 6 ft building to 6 to 9 ft in mixed NE and NW swell in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, except NW 30 to 40 kt W of 95W. Seas 10 to 14 ft, except 12 top 17 ft W of 96W. $$ GMZ025-140300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1000 AM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft late. $$ Forecaster Aguirre