000 FZNT24 KNHC 180159 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 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. GMZ001-181400- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A slow moving cold front from the Florida Keys to the Yucatan peninsula will exit the basin overnight. Fresh to strong northerly winds will continue across the Bay of Campeche through Fri morning. High pressure will build across the Gulf Fri and Sat. The next cold front will move into the NW Gulf by Sat evening and move SE across the basin through Mon. $$ GMZ011-181400- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-181400- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 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 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-181400- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 2020 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-181400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-181400- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-181400- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 2020 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E 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. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-181400- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-181400- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 859 PM EST Thu Dec 17 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Mundell