000 FZNT24 KNHC 071506 AAA OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico...UPDATED NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1006 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. GMZ001-080315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front has stalled near N Tampa Bay to a 1014 mb low near 25N94W to the Mexican coast just SE of Veracruz. Strong to gale force winds and high seas prevail NW of front. 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. $$ GMZ011-080315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ013-080315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft W of 90W, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft W of 90W, and 8 to 12 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 90W, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. $$ GMZ015-080315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...S of 27N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-080315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .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 and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft W of 96W, and 12 to 17 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-080315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to N. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 8 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...S of 24N, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft S of 24N, and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-080315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less, then, building to 3 ft towards evening. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Straits of Florida, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...Straits of Florida, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft Straits of Florida, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-080315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 14 to 19 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 15 to 20 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-080315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1006 AM EST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW towards evening. 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 15 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt N of 20N. Seas 3 to 5 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt N of 20N. Seas 7 to 10 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 10 to 15 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 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 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling