000 FZNT24 KNHC 070307 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1007 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. GMZ001-071515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1007 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from the Florida Big Bend to a 1015 mb low pressure near 25N94W with cold front S to 20N97W. The low will move E to 27N87W late 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. $$ GMZ011-071515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1007 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft in NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft in NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-071515- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1007 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent 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 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in 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 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-071515- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1007 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-071515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1007 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 25 to 30 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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft in N to NE swell, subsiding to 9 to 14 ft in swell late. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-071515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1007 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and N 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-071515- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1007 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-071515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1007 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-071515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1007 PM EST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .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 5 to 7 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 NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson