000 FZNT24 KNHC 142028 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 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. GMZ001-150830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from Cedar Key, Florida to Coatzacoalcos, Mexico with northerly gales behind the front off Veracruz, Mexico this afternoon. Winds and seas diminish Tue as the front stalls and starts to dissipate from near Tampa Bay, Florida to the south central Gulf Tue. Another cold front will move into the NW Gulf Tue night and cross the basin by Thu, and will bring brief gales offshore Veracruz Wed. Winds and seas diminish through Fri as high pressure builds across the northern Gulf in the wake of the second front. A third front will move into the northwest Gulf by Sat night. $$ GMZ011-150830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-150830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-150830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-150830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt, then shifting to E to SE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-150830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S of 24N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-150830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt Straits of Florida, and N 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt Straits of Florida, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-150830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...S of 21N W of 95W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt diminishing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Elsewhere N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-150830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 328 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...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. $$ Forecaster Christensen