000 FZNT24 KNHC 102016 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 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. GMZ001-110830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A Gale Warning is in effect for the western Gulf of Mexico. A strong cold front extending from SE Louisiana to near Brownsville, Texas will quickly move southeastward across the basin, exiting the region on Wed evening. Strong to gale-force winds and rapidly building seas can be expected in the wake of the front tonight and Wed. Expect the strongest winds, in the 35 to 40 kt range tonight and Wed morning, with NW strong gale conditions just offshore of Veracruz. Seas should peak around 17 ft in the SW Gulf early Wed afternoon. These hazardous marine conditions will gradually diminish from W to E Wed night into Thu, then high pressure settling into the northern Gulf will bring more tranquil weather for the end of the week, and into the weekend. $$ GMZ040-110830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .WED...N winds 30 kt, becoming N to NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-110830- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...W of 92W, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 30 kt late. E of 92W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell, building to 9 to 13 ft in NW swell late. Scattered tstms. .WED...N winds 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .THU...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ056-110830- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt late. E of 89W, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in SW swell late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SW swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-110830- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...W of 85W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt. E of 85W, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-110830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W of 96W, N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 35 to 40 kt late. E of 96W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .WED...N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-110830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. N of 24N, SW winds 10 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in W swell late. Scattered showers. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-110830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 5 to 7 ft late. Scattered showers. .WED...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-110830- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 24N, S winds 10 kt in the morning. Winds NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ048-110830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt, becoming N 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in NE to E swell late. Scattered showers. .WED...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-110830- Central Bay of Campeche- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers. .WED...S of 20N, N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ050-110830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 316 PM EST Tue Dec 10 2024 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 90W, N winds 20 to 30 kt. E of 90W, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster GR