000 FZNT24 KNHC 230857 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 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. GMZ001-232100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from a 1012 mb low located near 28N86W to the eastern Bay of Campeche. The low pressure will move across northern Florida today reaching the SW N Atlantic by this evening dragging the associated cold front, forecast to cross the Yucatan Channel by early Fri morning. Minimal gale force winds are expected to persist over the SW gulf through early this morning. Winds and seas will begin to gradually dimisnish across the gulf on Fri as the front exits the area, and high pressure builds across the region. $$ GMZ011-232100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 2017 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-232100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 2017 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-232100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 2017 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ017-232100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 2017 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-232100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 2017 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-232100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 2017 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Straits of Florida, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-232100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 2017 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-232100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 357 AM EST Thu Nov 23 2017 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR