000 FZNT24 KNHC 150238 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 938 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. GMZ001-151445- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 938 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near Siesta Key, Florida to the central Bay of Campeche near 18N93.5W. Northerly gales behind the front off Veracruz, Mexico have diminished below gale force tonight. Winds and seas will diminish steadily on Tue as the front stalls and starts to dissipate from SW Florida to the eastern Bay of Campeche. 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. $$ GMZ011-151445- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 938 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 25 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-151445- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 938 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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...W of 90W, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-151445- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 938 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-151445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 938 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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. $$ GMZ019-151445- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 938 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S of 24N, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-151445- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 938 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .OVERNIGHT...Straits of Florida, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Straits of Florida, SE winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. 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. $$ GMZ023-151445- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 938 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING WED... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-151445- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 938 PM EST Mon Dec 14 2020 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE 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 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 Stripling