000 FZNT24 KNHC 142108 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 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. GMZ001-150915- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS...The next cold front will enter the northern Gulf tonight, then reach from the Florida Big Bend in the NE Gulf to near Tampico Mexico by Friday afternoon, and stall from near Tampa to the Bay of Campeche on Saturday before lifting back to the W and NW through Sunday night. Atlantic high pres will build westward across the area Monday and Monday night. Gale force winds are possible along the coast of Mexico near Tampico and Veracruz Friday and Friday night. $$ GMZ011-150915- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-150915- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W of 90W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 90W, and 3 to 4 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-150915- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, W to NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE to E. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ017-150915- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W of 96W, S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 96W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-150915- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and SE to S less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. S of 24N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-150915- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-150915- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less, then, building to 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-150915- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 408 PM EST Thu Dec 14 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster GR