000 FZNT24 KNHC 170846 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 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. GMZ001-172100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A warm front extends from 28N83W to 1015 mb low pres near 30N94W. A cold front extends from the low to near 23N98W. The low and warm front will move inland this morning with the cold front transitioning to a frontal trough later today. The trough will then lift NE into Texas by tonight. High pres will settle in over the area tonight through Mon night, then move eastward Tue night through Wed as a weak cold front moves across the northern waters. $$ GMZ011-172100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2017 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-172100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ015-172100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-172100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-172100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-172100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. $$ GMZ023-172100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2017 .TODAY...S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-172100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 346 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. $$ Forecaster Latto