736  
FZNT24 KNHC 190909  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
409 AM EST THU DEC 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.  
 
GMZ001-192115-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS  
A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE  
INTO FAR NORTHERN MEXICO WILL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY BEFORE  
WEAKENING ON FRI. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL OCCUR  
ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE, MODERATE N TO  
NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE BASIN TODAY. ANOTHER STRONG COLD  
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO FRI NIGHT AND  
PROGRESS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE  
SUN. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG N WINDS AND A MODEST INCREASE SEAS  
WILL OCCUR ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT FRI NIGHT IN THE NORTHERN  
GULF. MODERATE NE WINDS WILL THEN OCCUR ACROSS THE BASIN ON SAT.  
LOOKING AHEAD, BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD  
ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES LATE SAT THROUGH MON, LEADING TO  
MODERATE NE TO E WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
 
GMZ040-192115-  
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ041-192115-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
NE 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  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ056-192115-  
N CENTRAL GULF OFFSHORE WATERS-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
E 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ057-192115-  
NE GULF N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON  
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ058-192115-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ045-192115-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
E 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ046-192115-  
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ047-192115-  
SE GULF FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ048-192115-  
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ049-192115-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ050-192115-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
409 AM EST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE TO 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.  
 
 
 
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