000 FZNT24 KNHC 080256 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 956 PM 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. GMZ001-081500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 956 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure is building across the basin in the wake of a cold front that currently extends across the western Atlantic and west Caribbean. Fresh to strong northerly winds over the eastern half of the basin will gradually diminish through Tue morning. Surface ridging will prevail through Thu with light to gentle variable winds. Moderate to fresh return flow will establish over the western half of the basin Thu night ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf Fri. $$ GMZ011-081500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 956 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-081500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 956 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less W of 90W, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-081500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 956 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-081500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 956 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .OVERNIGHT...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, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-081500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 956 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-081500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 956 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .OVERNIGHT...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 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-081500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 956 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-081500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 956 PM EST Mon Dec 7 2020 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE 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 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. .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. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster ERA