000 FZNT24 KNHC 061503 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 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. GMZ001-070315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from the Florida Big Bend to a 1016 mb low pressure near 26N96W to near Tampico, Mexico. The low will move E to 26N93W late tonight and near 26N87W late Thu, then move E of the gulf on Fri dragging the front S of the area by Fri night. Strong to gale force winds and rough seas are expected in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ011-070315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts of gale force. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts of gale force. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts of gale force. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts of gale force. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ013-070315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 90W, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts of gale force. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts of gale force. Seas 8 to 13 ft W of 90W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts of gale force. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .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 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-070315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S of 27N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt towards evening. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts of gale force. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-070315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...W of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt towards evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft, subsiding to 8 to 13 ft late. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-070315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 24N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .THU...S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-070315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N late with frequent gusts of gale force. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-070315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt towards evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-070315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1003 AM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster GR