000 FZNT24 KNHC 140252 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 952 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. GMZ001-141500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 952 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from low pressure near 29.5N87W to 26N94W. The low pressure will track NE overnight and pull the cold front across the eastern Gulf through Sat. High pressure will shift eastward across northern Florida on Sun, supporting strengthening return flow over the western Gulf ahead of an approaching cold front. This strong front will move off the Texas coast on Mon, extend from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche on Tue, then continue moving across the SE Gulf on Wed. Gale force northerly winds are expected west of the front near the coast of Mexico late Tue through Wed. $$ GMZ011-141500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-141500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 4 to 6 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. $$ GMZ015-141500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .WED...N to NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ017-141500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 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. $$ GMZ019-141500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ GMZ021-141500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 2 to 4 ft. .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. $$ GMZ023-141500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ GMZ025-141500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 952 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable 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