000 FZNT24 KNHC 270848 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 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. GMZ001-272100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh easterly winds persist over the eastern Gulf between a trough over the south central Gulf and high pressure over the western Atlantic. The moist and relatively warm east flow also is supporting patchy fog over the north central and northwest Gulf. The trough will drift into the western Gulf later today then dissipate late Fri. Fresh to occasional strong southerly return flow will set up over the northwest Gulf Sat, ahead of a cold front expected to enter the northwest Gulf Sat night and Sun. Fresh to strong wind will follow the front as it reaches from the Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz, Mexico Mon, before stalling from the Straits of Florida to the Bay of Campeche by late Tue. $$ GMZ011-272100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy fog with visibility 4 to 6 nm. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog with visibility 4 to 6 nm. .SAT...W of 95W S winds 20 to 25 kt, and SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt E of 95W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-272100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt W of 90W, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog with visibility 4 to 6 nm W of 90W. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog with visibility 4 to 6 nm W of 90W. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog with visibility 4 to 6 nm W of 90W. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog with visibility 4 to 6 nm W of 90W. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-272100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-272100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-272100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-272100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-272100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-272100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 348 AM EST Fri Dec 27 2019 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen