120 FZNT24 KNHC 292023 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 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. GMZ001-300800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from north-central Florida to a 1010 mb low over southeastern Louisiana. A strong cold front extends from the low to south-southwest to inland Mexico just south of Tampico. The low will continue to move northeastward tonight dragging the cold front to a position from near Mobile Bay to the western Bay of Campeche. The front will exit the Gulf by Mon night. Strong north winds and building seas will follow the front, with gales developing Mon in the extreme SW Gulf. Winds diminish and seas subside Tue. High pressure in the wake of the front will shift eastward Tue night through Wed night allowing for fresh east to southeast winds to set up across the area. Another cold front will move into the NW Gulf Wed, reach from near Mobile Bay to the central Gulf and central Bay of Campeche by Thu night and from Apalachee Bay to near 25N87W and to the Yucatan Peninsula by late Fri night. Fresh to strong north winds and building seas will follow in behind this front, with gale force northerly winds possible offshore Veracruz, Mexico. $$ GMZ011-300800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-300800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 .TONIGHT....NW winds 20 to 30 kt behind front and SW winds 20 to 25 kt ahead of front. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms ahead of front. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-300800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Isolated showers. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-300800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ019-300800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, except shifting to NW late behind front. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, except shifting to W in the afternoon behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ021-300800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Straits of Florida, S to SW winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-300800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 20N W OF 95W THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 11 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers mainly S part. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except S of 20N W of 95W 30 to 35 kt diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft, except 11 to 15 ft S of 20N W of 95W subsiding to 9 to 12 ft late. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, except NW 15 to 20 kt S of 20N W of 95W early diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. W of 95W, NW winds 20 to 30 kt except S of 20N W of 95W NW 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except S of 20N W of 95W 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except S of 20N W of 95W NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except S of 20N W of 95W 8 to 12 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except S of 20N W of 95W NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except S of 20N W of 95W 10 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except S of 20N W of 95W NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except S of 20N W of 95W 10 to 14 ft. $$ GMZ025-300800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 323 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre