000 FZNT24 KNHC 070912 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 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. GMZ001-072115- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends 26N82W to a 1010 mb low near 25N87W. A cold front extends from the low to 19N91W. To the SW of this low, gale winds have developed offshore Veracruz, Mexico and will weaken by the morning hours. To the northeast, a 1010 mb low is centered near 29N86W, with cold front extending from the low to 24N90W. Both lows and front will merge and move east across the Atlantic waters through the forecast period. Winds and seas will diminish Tue as high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Looking ahead, southerly return flow will increase over the NW Gulf by Thu ahead of the next cold front. $$ GMZ011-072115- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-072115- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. W of 90W, seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-072115- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-072115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-072115- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-072115- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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...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 to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-072115- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-072115- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 412 AM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...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 to 15 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 to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster ERA