000 FZNT24 KNHC 082214 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 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. GMZ001-091015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A warm front extends SW from the Florida Big Bend to to a 1008 mb low pressure near 26N88W which trails a cold front SW to 18N92W. The low will move NE reaching over N-Central Florida tonight and continue NE on Sat dragging the cold front SE through the Florida Straits late Sat morning. Near gale to gale force winds and large seas NW of the front will diminish from the NW to SE through Sat night. A ridge will extend from SE Texas to the Straits of Florida on Mon and Tue with a surface high shifting E to the Central Gulf waters on Wed night. $$ GMZ011-091015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-091015- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 35 kt early diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-091015- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-091015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 13 to 22 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in 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 6 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...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-091015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt early diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-091015- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, becoming 8 to 13 ft in W to NW swell late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-091015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-091015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 514 PM EST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. .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 10 to 15 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. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson