000 FZNT24 KNHC 070820 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 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. GMZ001-072030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Adverse marine conditions are expected west of 87W through early Sat. A gale warning remains in effect across the NW Gulf for frequent gusts to gale force, including coastal waters. A nearly stationary cold front reaches from northern Florida to a 1015 mb low near 25N93W. A strong cold front extends south from the low to near Veracruz Mexico. Reinforcing cold air will push the front south of the area Fri through Sat, with gale force winds likely over a large portion of the region W of 87W. Marine conditions will rapidly improve across the basin Sat night and Sun after the front exits the area. $$ GMZ011-072030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ013-072030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft W of 90W, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 90W, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .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 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-072030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TODAY...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...S of 27N, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-072030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late. W of 96W, seas 10 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, seas 13 to 18 ft, subsiding to 9 to 14 ft late. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-072030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to N. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .FRI...S of 24N, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft S of 24N, and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft S of 24N, and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-072030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...Straits of Florida, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft Straits of Florida, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-072030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 14 to 19 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 14 to 19 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-072030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 320 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 20 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 to 3 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 30 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 11 to 16 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 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 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Mundell