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FZNT24 KNHC 220254  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 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.  
 
GMZ001-221500-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS  
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER  
THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUN AS RIDGING EXTENDS OVER THE BASIN.  
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL DRIFT  
SLOWLY EASTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK, RESULTING IN MODERATE E TO SE  
WINDS LATE SUN INTO TUE. LOOKING AHEAD, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE  
THROUGH THE SOUTH-CENTRAL UNITED STATES BY MIDWEEK, AND FRESH SE  
WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON WED AHEAD  
OF THE FRONT.  
 
 
 
GMZ040-221500-  
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
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  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ041-221500-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 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 2 TO 4 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.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ056-221500-  
N CENTRAL GULF OFFSHORE WATERS-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ057-221500-  
NE GULF N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
N TO 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 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.   
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ058-221500-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
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  
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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ045-221500-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
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 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.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ046-221500-  
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
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 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ047-221500-  
SE GULF FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
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 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ048-221500-  
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN  
NE TO 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 3 FT OR LESS.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ049-221500-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
MON  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ050-221500-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
954 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
NE WINDS 10 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  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
W OF 90W, E WINDS 10 KT. E OF 90W, VARIABLE WINDS LESS  
THAN 5 KT, BECOMING NE 10 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
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