000 FZNT24 KNHC 060314 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1014 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. GMZ001-061515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1014 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front across the NW GULF waters will continue E with a surface low developing along the front near 26N97W on Wed. The low will move E to near 26N93W late Wed and near 26N87W late Thu, then move E of the gulf on Fri dragging the front S of the area. TSTMS are forecast along the front, with strong to minimal gale force winds, and rough seas expected in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ011-061515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1014 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft late. .WED...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft in NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-061515- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1014 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 25 to 35 kt behind front. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...W of 90W, NE winds 25 to 35 kt W of front. Elsewhere, S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt W of 90W, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-061515- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1014 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S of 27N, SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-061515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1014 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...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 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in NE swell in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N 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 11 to 16 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to 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. $$ GMZ019-061515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1014 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU...S of 24N, SE winds 5 kt, becoming S 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N swell. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 12 to 17 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-061515- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1014 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 30 to 35 kt behind front. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to 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 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-061515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1014 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-061515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1014 PM EST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 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 4 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 NW to N swell in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 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 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson