Offshore Waters Forecast (Gulf of Mexico)


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FZNT24 KNHC 140321
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 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.

GMZ001-141530-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure over the SE United States will
continue to force fresh to strong NE to E winds over most of the
Gulf of Mexico through Sat evening. However, winds with fresh to
strong speeds will continue for the Florida Straits through Sun 
night. On Mon and Tue, conditions will be quiescent across the 
entire Gulf. Looking ahead, the next cold front should reach the 
NW Gulf of Mexico on Wed. 

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GMZ040-141530-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt
early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ041-141530-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt early
in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ056-141530-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon,
becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ057-141530-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the
morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ058-141530-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ045-141530-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E 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 winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

$$

GMZ046-141530-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E
swell. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E
swell. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

GMZ047-141530-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E
swell. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E
swell. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E
swell. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

GMZ048-141530-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late
evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming
E 10 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to
4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

GMZ049-141530-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 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. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

GMZ050-141530-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1021 PM EST Fri Dec 13 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE
swell. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

Forecaster Ramos