581  
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.  
 

 
 
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.  
 

 
 
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