000 FZNT24 KNHC 112015 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 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. GMZ001-120815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge axis will meander from SE Texas to the Straits of Florida this week, except shifting S across the Yucatan Peninsula during the middle of the week. A cold front will move SE across the N-Central and E Gulf waters on Tue, passing E of the area on Tue night. A second cold front will move into the NW Gulf on Thu, and race SE across the entire Gulf by late Fri night. A post frontal ridge will set up from the Florida Big Bend to Veracruz Mexico on Sat. $$ GMZ011-120815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-120815- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. W of 90W, seas 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-120815- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-120815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S, then, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 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 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-120815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-120815- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-120815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-120815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 315 PM EST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson