000 FZNT24 KNHC 230803 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 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. GMZ001-232015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from low pressure over southern Georgia to central Florida, then to just north of Fort Myers and to northwest Cuba early this morning. The cold front will exit the eastern Gulf by early this afternoon. High pressure ridging that builds in across the area on Tue will be confined to mainly the northern Gulf waters Wed through Fri night as a surface trough moves westward over the central Gulf. Light to gentle winds can be expected over the area from late Tue through much of Thu. Winds become east at fresh speeds over the eastern Gulf on Thu and shift to east to southeast in direction on Fri. Over the far western Gulf, winds become southeast to south at moderate to fresh speeds on Fri in response to low pressure that forms west of the area. $$ GMZ011-232015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-232015- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-232015- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 .TODAY...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-232015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 .TODAY...W of 96W, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-232015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-232015- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 84W this morning. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-232015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-232015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 303 AM EST Mon Dec 23 2019 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Aguirre