000 FZNT24 KNHC 132050 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 350 PM 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. GMZ001-140900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 350 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A weak stationary front extends from the Florida Big Bend to developing low pressure near 29N88W to 26N91W. The low pressure will track NE tonight, and the front will transition to a cold front as it passes across the eastern Gulf through Sat. High pressure will shift eastward across northern Florida on Sun, allowing for strengthening return flow to develop over the western Gulf ahead of an approaching cold front. This front will move off the Texas coast on Mon, and extend from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche on Tue. Gale force northerly winds are possible west of the front near the coast of Mexico late Tue through Wed as the front continues SE across the Gulf. $$ GMZ011-140900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 350 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-140900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 350 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W 15 to 20 kt late. 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. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ015-140900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 350 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .WED...N to NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ017-140900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 350 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 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 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ019-140900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 350 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt S of 24N, and W 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ GMZ021-140900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 350 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .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 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt Straits of Florida, and W 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ023-140900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 350 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ GMZ025-140900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 350 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ Forecaster Reinhart