000 FZNT24 KNHC 052053 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 353 PM 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. GMZ001-060900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 353 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front across the far NW waters will continue E with a surface low developing along the front near 26N97W on Wed. The low will move E to near 26N88W on Thu and move E of the gulf on Fri dragging the front s of the area. Strong to minimal gale force winds and rough seas are expected in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ011-060900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 353 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-060900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 353 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...W of 90W, NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt W of 90W, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-060900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 353 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 27N, SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-060900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 353 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...W of 96W, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-060900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 353 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell late. .THU...S of 24N, SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N swell. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-060900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 353 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt behind cold front. Seas 4 to 6 ft building 7 to 11 ft W of front. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 25 to 35 kt W of front. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-060900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 353 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-060900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 353 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, becoming 9 to 14 ft in N swell in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in N swell. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson