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FZNT24 KNHC 111414
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

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.

GMZ001-120215-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from north-central Florida
to 26N91W and to the central Bay of Campeche will become
stationary from Tampa Bay to the Bay of Campeche tonight. The 
front will weaken through Thu, with frontal remnants lifting back 
to the north through Fri night as low pressure forms over the 
west-central Gulf. This low will track northeastward across the 
north-central waters through early Sat, with the associated cold 
front sweeping across the eastern Gulf through Sat night. The 
front will leave behind a dissipating boundary across the far SE 
Gulf on Sun. High pressure will build southward across the central
and eastern Gulf in the wake of this front with fresh to strong 
southerly flow setting up over the western Gulf by late Sun.

$$

GMZ011-120215-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

.TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell.
Isolated showers. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell.
Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...W 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ013-120215-
N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary-
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered thunderstorms. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in
NE swell.
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ015-120215-
NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W-
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

.TODAY...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to
E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated 
showers. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ017-120215-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

...GALE WARNING W OF 96W THROUGH LATE MORNING...

.TODAY...W OF 96W, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt diminishing to 
20 to 30 kt late in the morning. Seas 10 to 15 ft. E of 96W,
N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.  Scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered 
showers. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated 
showers.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 

$$

GMZ019-120215-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W-
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE 20 to 25 kt
elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft SE of front and 8 to 11 ft NW of 
front. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 20 to
25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 24N and 8 to 10 ft N of 
24N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late.
Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ021-120215-
E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers.
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and 
thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

GMZ023-120215-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W...

.TODAY...NW winds 30 to 40 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N
20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and 
thunderstorms far E part rest of this morning. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE
swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE swell. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ025-120215-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
914 AM EST Wed Dec 11 2019

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 kt in the
morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds
15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in NW to N
swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 kt,
shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds
20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N
swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less
than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in N 
to NE swell. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in N to NE
swell.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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Forecaster Aguirre