979 FZNT24 KNHC 192134 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 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. GMZ001-200945- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure over the Ohio Valley is supporting strong north to northeast winds over the southeastern Gulf. Winds and seas will gradually diminish today as the high shifts northeastward. Strong northeast to east winds will continue across the eastern Gulf and the Straits of Florida through Fri night as the cold front stalls. A north to south aligned surface trough will develop across the central Gulf Fri, with strong east winds covering the Gulf to the east of the trough. Low pressure is expected to develop from the trough over NE Gulf by early Sat and move across northern Florida this weekend. Gale force winds are possible in the NE Gulf late Sat through Sat night and in the far SW Gulf Sat night and Sun. $$ GMZ011-200945- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-200945- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 28N E OF 89W SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except N to NE 25 to 35 kt N of 28N E of 89W. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 10 to 14 ft N of 28N E of 89W. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-200945- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 27N SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt N of 27N. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except 10 to 13 ft N of 27N. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt N of 27N early diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft, except 9 to 12 ft N of 27N. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-200945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-200945- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-200945- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ023-200945- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 20N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, except 30 to 35 kt S of 20N W of 95W. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 7 to 9 ft S of 20N W of 95W. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, except 30 to 35 kt S of 20N W of 95W. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 8 to 11 ft S of 20N. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-200945- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 434 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre