000 FZNT24 KNHC 150830 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 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. GMZ001-152030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front across the NW Gulf from New Orleans LA to Brownsville TX will reach from the Florida Big Bend to near Tampico Mexico this afternoon, stall from Tampa to the Bay of Campeche Saturday, then lift northward as a warm front through Sunday night. Gale force winds are expected along the coast of Mexico near Tampico and Veracruz today and tonight. $$ GMZ011-152030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-152030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...W of 90W, S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to E to SE, then, shifting to N to NE 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 90W, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 90W, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW 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. $$ GMZ015-152030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-152030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt W of 96W, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-152030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-152030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-152030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 2 to 3 ft. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-152030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 330 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Mundell