000 FZNT24 KNHC 012059 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 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. GMZ001-020900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary extending from the western Florida Panhandle to SE of Brownsville near 25N96W will weaken and dissipate through Saturday as it slowly moves southeastward. SE. A trough extending from 25N93W to inland the NW Yucatan Peninsula will drift westward, and move inland along the Tamaulipas and Veracruz coast of Mexico by early Sunday. High pressure will then build southward across the eastern and central waters through Sunday night, then begin to shift eastward on Monday as a strong cold front moves across the central United States. This cold front is expected to reach the Texas coast early Tuesday afternoon, then reach from near Mobile Bay to the SW gulf ate Tuesday night, from the NE gulf to the eastern Bay of Campeche early Wednesday afternoon and from near Tampa to the NW Yucatan Peninsula Wednesday night. Strong northerly winds and rapidly building seas will follow in the wake of the front, with winds possibly reaching gale force over portions of the far W central and SW gulf waters. $$ GMZ011-020900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 10 to 13 ft S of 26N. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 10 ft S of 26N. $$ GMZ013-020900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ015-020900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft E of 85W, and 7 to 9 ft W of 85W. $$ GMZ017-020900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W WED AND WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. .WED...N winds 25 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt W of 96W. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 10 to 16 ft W of 96W. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, except NW to N 25 to 35 kt W of 96W early. Seas 8 to 12 ft N of 24N, and 9 to 14 ft S of 24N. $$ GMZ019-020900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 Kt, except becoming N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell, except building to 9 to 13 ft behind front. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft E of 92W, and 9 to 14 ft W of 92W. $$ GMZ021-020900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. $$ GMZ023-020900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W WED AND WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon except 30 to 25 kt W of 95W. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft E of 95W, and to 10 to 15 ft W of 92W in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt, except NW to N 30 to 40 kt W of 95W. Seas 11 to 15 ft, except 13 to 18 ft S of 21N W of 95W. $$ GMZ025-020900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 359 PM EST Fri Dec 1 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre