940 FZNT24 KNHC 291329 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 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. GMZ001-300130- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging prevails across the basin supporting moderate to locally fresh return flow over the entire Gulf. Return flow will increase to fresh to locally strong today ahead of the next cold front forecast to emerge off the coast of Texas by Wed night. The front will reach from Louisiana to near Veracruz, Mexico Thu, from the Florida panhandle to the Bay of Campeche Fri, and stall from northern Florida to the Bay of Campeche Sat. A secondary cold front will move off the coast of Texas early on Sat. $$ GMZ011-300130- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-300130- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-300130- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-300130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-300130- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-300130- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-300130- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ025-300130- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 829 AM EST Tue Dec 29 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. Elsewhere, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA