000 FZNT24 KNHC 192035 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 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. GMZ001-200845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front will reach the coast of Texas Wed, stall across the N Gulf Thu, then move N as a warm front. A stronger cold front will reach the NW Gulf Fri, move SE and reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the SW Gulf near Veracruz by late Sat. $$ GMZ011-200845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2017 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. VSBY 3 NM. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ013-200845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2017 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. VSBY 3 NM. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. VSBY 3 NM. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ015-200845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2017 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. $$ GMZ017-200845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2017 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. VSBY 3 NM. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ019-200845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2017 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. VSBY 3 NM. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ021-200845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-200845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ025-200845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 335 PM EST Tue Dec 19 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. $$ Forecaster McElroy