000 FZNT24 KNHC 050830 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 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. GMZ001-052030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will enter the NW Gulf tonight. Low pressure is expected to develop along the front near south Texas, which will push the western part of the front southward and drag the eastern part slowly across the remainder of the basin through Fri. Strong northerly winds may reach gale force over portions of the west-central and southwestern waters Thu and Fri. Winds and seas will slowly diminish by late Sat. $$ GMZ011-052030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N to NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-052030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 20 to 30 kt W of 90W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft W of 90W, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-052030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 27N, SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ017-052030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-052030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-052030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-052030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-052030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 330 AM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 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 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Mundell