214 FZNT24 KNHC 052023 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 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. GMZ001-060830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near Naples, Florida to Merida Mexico to a 1014 mb low pressure area near 21N94W. This pattern will support strong to near gale force winds over the far western Gulf through Sun, briefly reaching gale force late Sun off Veracruz. The low pressure will move rapidly toward the Carolina coast Sun through Mon, dragging a reinforcing front across the eastern Gulf Mon into Tue. Winds and seas diminish through mid week as the cold front shifts southeast of the area and high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Looking ahead, southerly return flow will increase over the northwest Gulf by Thu ahead of the next cold front. $$ GMZ011-060830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-060830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W of 90W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-060830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, N to NE winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S of 27N, NW winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-060830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 96W, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. Isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-060830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in NE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-060830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-060830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt increasing to 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Elsewhere NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-060830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 323 PM EST Sat Dec 5 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ Forecaster Christensen