000 FZNT24 KNHC 260303 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 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. GMZ001-261515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary extends from the Florida Straits to low pres near 24N96W to the W Bay of Campeche. The western half of the frontal boundary has began to lift N as a warm front across the W Gulf. The warm front will stall and dissipate across the far NW and N-Central waters on Thu. Another cold front will move SE into the N-Central waters on Thu night, and stall from central Florida to the central Gulf waters late Fri. $$ GMZ011-261515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-261515- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ015-261515- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-261515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-261515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-261515- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-261515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2017 .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-261515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1003 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster AL