000 FZNT24 KNHC 062049 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 349 PM 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. GMZ001-070900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 349 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from the Florida Big Bend to a 1016 mb low pressure near 26N95W to 21N97W. The low will move E to 26N91W on Thu, then move E of the gulf on Fri dragging the front S of the area on Fri night. Strong to gale force winds and rough seas are expected in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ011-070900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 349 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 9 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-070900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 349 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequents gusts to gale force. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt W of 90W, and NE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE to E swell in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. $$ GMZ015-070900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 349 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-070900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 349 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in N to NE swell, subsiding to 8 to 13 ft in swell late. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft in NE swell in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-070900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 349 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and N 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-070900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 349 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 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 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-070900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 349 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-070900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 349 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and NW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in N swell. .SAT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson