000 FZNT24 KNHC 151508 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1008 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. GMZ001-160315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1008 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from Apalachicola to 27N92W to inland Mexico at 24N97W will reach from near Cedar Key Florida to 26N92W to 20N96W early this evening, then become stationary from near Tampa to 26N92W to the SW Gulf and the Bay of Campeche on Saturday. The front will 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. High pres will settle in over the area Sunday evening through Monday. The high pres will move eastward to the eastern gulf waters by late Tuesday as a weak cold front moves across the NW and N central waters. $$ GMZ011-160315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1008 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Areas of rain along with scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft late. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-160315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1008 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...W of 90W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Areas of rain. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .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. $$ GMZ015-160315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1008 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-160315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1008 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TODAY...E winds 25 to 30 kt, except becoming N 30 to 35 kt W of 96W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except building to 9 to 12 ft W of 96W. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, except NW to N 30 to 35 kt S of 24N W of 96W. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except 10 to 14 ft S of 24N W of 96W. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon, except NW to N 20 to 25 kt W of 96W early diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon except 7 to 10 ft W of 96W subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt W of 96W, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 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. $$ GMZ019-160315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1008 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers far NW part. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. Scattered showers far NW part. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers NW part. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 6 ft late. Scattered showers NW part. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-160315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1008 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 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except increasing to 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft Straits of florida. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt E of 84.5W. Seas 5 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft Straits of Florida. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft Straits of Florida. .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. $$ GMZ023-160315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1008 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon, except increasing to N 30 to 35 KT N of 21N W of 96W in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except building to 8 to 10 ft N of 21N w of 96W in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 9 to 14 ft N of 20N W of 96W. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon, except NW to N 25 to 30 kt early W of 96W. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 9 to 12 ft early W of 96W subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-160315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1008 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft early in the morning, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre