000 FZNT24 KNHC 031524 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 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. GMZ001-040330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front stretches from a 1016 mb low near the coast of south-central Louisiana to Tuxpan Mexico. Ahead of this front, strong SE winds in the north-central Gulf will diminish later this afternoon. Behind the front, strong NW winds in the western Gulf will spread southward through the Mexican offshore waters and continue into Fri evening. Gales will develop this afternoon off Veracruz and continue through the evening. The slow moving cold front will stretch from Louisiana to the Bay of Campeche tonight, the Florida Panhandle to the west coast of the Yucatan Peninsula Fri night, then weaken as it exits the SE Gulf Sat night. A coastal trough will develop near the Mexican coast Sat. Building high pressure west of the trough will induce strong N winds over the western Gulf, with potential for gale conditions offshore Veracruz Sun. $$ GMZ011-040330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-040330- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft W of 90W, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-040330- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-040330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-040330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-040330- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-040330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt offshore of Veracruz. Seas building to 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds diminishing to 25 to 30 kt early S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-040330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1024 AM EST Thu Dec 3 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen