253  
FZNT24 KNHC 190740  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 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.  
 
GMZ001-191945-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR LAKE CHARLES,  
LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO NEAR 24.5N98W. FRESH TO STRONG SE TO S  
WINDS AND SEAS TO AROUND 8 FT ARE AHEAD OF IT TO THE E OF 92W.  
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SE OF PENSACOLA,  
FLORIDA TO NEAR TAMPICO, MEXICO THIS EVENING, FROM NEAR TAMPA  
BAY, FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING, EXITING THE  
BASIN BY EARLY THU. FRESH TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING  
SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. MEANWHILE, CONVECTION SOMEWHAT  
ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF SARA, IS CURRENTLY OVER THE  
CENTRAL GULF WITH ADDITIONAL CONVECTION N OF 22N BETWEEN 88W AND  
92W. THIS CONVECTION AND THE REMNANTS WILL MERGE WITH NEW CONVECTION  
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE BASIN  
FOR THE END OF THE WEEK WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE BASIN  
SAT.  
 

 
 
GMZ040-191945-  
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.    
TONIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE  
SWELL.    
THU
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE  
TO E SWELL.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ041-191945-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S  
SWELL.    
WED
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO  
E SWELL.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
FRI
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 

 
 
GMZ056-191945-  
N CENTRAL GULF OFFSHORE WATERS-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15  
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN  
N TO NE SWELL.    
FRI
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
SAT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT
 
W OF 89W, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT LATE.  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF 89W, VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ057-191945-  
NE GULF N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE TO S  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
WED
 
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW  
SWELL.    
THU
 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.    
FRI
 
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN  
NW TO N SWELL.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN  
N TO NE SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ058-191945-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO  
NE SWELL.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.    
FRI
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT W OF 96W, AND N TO NE 10 KT  
E OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT W OF 96W, AND VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.    
SAT
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ045-191945-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO  
NE SWELL.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE  
SWELL.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ046-191945-  
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT
 
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
FRI
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN  
5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE  
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ047-191945-  
SE GULF FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL.    
FRI
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.    
SAT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.  
 

 
 
GMZ048-191945-  
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT  
IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ049-191945-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S OF 20N, NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING.  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. N OF 20N, VARIABLE WINDS  
LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED
 
S OF 20N, NW WINDS 10 KT. N OF 20N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT,  
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT,  
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
THU
 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
GMZ050-191945-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
240 AM EST TUE NOV 19 2024  
   
TODAY
 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT
 
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
WED
 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 4 TO  
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
WED NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL.    
THU
 
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.    
THU NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N  
SWELL.    
FRI
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT
 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
SAT
 
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE LESS  
THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT
 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
FORECASTER LEWITSKY  
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab TPC Page Main Text Page