000 FZNT24 KNHC 120909 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 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. GMZ001-122115- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 2020 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure extending from the NW Atlc across the N FL Peninsula to the N central Gulf will shift NE today, as the next cold front moves into the NW Gulf. This weak front will lift back N of the area Sun. Another cold front will move into the Gulf Sun night, and reach from the Florida Panhandle to Bay of Campeche Mon morning. Strong N winds will spreading southward behind the front and produce gale-force winds over portions of the western and southwestern Gulf Mon through early Mon evening across the Mexican waters from Tampico to Veracruz. $$ GMZ011-122115- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-122115- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-122115- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-122115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 2020 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt late. Winds S 10 to 15 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, W winds late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ019-122115- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-122115- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-122115- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 2020 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in NE swell in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ025-122115- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 409 AM EST Sat Dec 12 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling