000 FZNT24 KNHC 290220 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 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. GMZ001-291430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Moist southerly flow over the northwest Gulf between high pressure over the western Atlantic and a cold front moving across the southern Plains toward the Texas coast will continue through early Sun. The cold front will move into the far NW Gulf by Sun afternoon, reach from near Apalachicola, Florida to near Veracruz Mexico by early Mon, from near Tampa, Florida to 22N90W and stationary to near 21N97W by early Mon evening and from near Naples to along the northern Yucatan Peninsula then stationary to near 21N97W early Tue. The front will become stationary from along northwest Cuba to near 21N93W and to weak low pressure near 22N97W by late Tue night. The low is forecast to lift northward along the coast of Mexico Wed and Wed night and along the Texas coast on Thu and Thu night while it dissipates. $$ GMZ011-291430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 2019 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, except W to NW 10 kt behind front late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-291430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-291430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers in the morning, then developing into scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms along and ahead of front. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-291430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-291430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-291430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...Straits of Florida, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-291430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, except NW 15 to 20 kt S of 20N W of 96W becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except S of 20N W of 96W 4 to 6 ft building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, except S of 20N W of 96W NW to N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except S of 20N W of 96W 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, except from 19N to 20N W of 96W NW 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except from 19N to 20N W of 96W 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-291430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 920 PM EST Sat Dec 28 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre