000 FZNT24 KNHC 210810 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 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. GMZ001-212015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong E winds prevail east of a trough across the central Gulf. Low pressure will develop along this trough today, then deepen as its moves NE across N Florida and S Georgia. Gale force winds are expected over the NE Gulf tonight as the low approaches the Florida Big Bend. A cold front trailing the low will sweep across the central and eastern Gulf this weekend. Strong NW winds will follow the front, with gale force winds expected off the coast of Veracruz late tonight. Winds will gradually diminish Mon through Tue night. $$ GMZ011-212015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-212015- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-212015- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 12 ft elsewhere. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-212015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-212015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-212015- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-212015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft late. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-212015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 310 AM EST Sat Dec 21 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 5 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Mundell