000 FZNT24 KNHC 100846 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 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. GMZ001-102100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Strong post-frontal NW winds across the SE gulf waters will diminish from the NW to SE through this coming evening as a ridge axis sets up from SE Texas to the Straits of Florida through Mon. A cold front will move across the northern and eastern Gulf early Tue through Tue night with a ridge axis returning in its wake through Thu. Another cold front may move into the NE Gulf by Thu night. $$ GMZ011-102100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-102100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...W winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-102100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-102100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-102100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-102100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-102100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-102100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 10 2017 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky