000 FZNT24 KNHC 260825 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 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. GMZ001-262030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends W from the Straits of Florida to a weak surface low at 25N96W. The low will move NNW along 97W today dragging the front N as a warm front across the Central Gulf becoming stationary along 27N tonight into Wed. A second surface low will develop briefly along the stalled front near 28N89W on Thu, shift SE on Fri, then move slowly E across Florida along 28N during the upcoming weekend. $$ GMZ011-262030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-262030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ015-262030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-262030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-262030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-262030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to 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 to 15 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. $$ GMZ023-262030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-262030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 325 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson