000 FZNT24 KNHC 220230 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 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. GMZ001-221430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Dense fog will limit visibilities within 30 nm of the coast from Matagorda Bay Texas to Suwanee River Florida through mid morning Fri. Otherwise, A cold front will enter the NW Gulf Sat morning, then reach from the Florida Panhandle to the SW Gulf near Veracruz by early Sun. Strong to near gale force N winds along the coast of Mexico Sat will diminish by late Sat. A reinforcing cold front will enter the northern Gulf early Sun and merge with the previous front late Sun. The merged front will sink slowly S into the SE Gulf and weaken through late Mon. $$ GMZ011-221430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-221430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-221430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-221430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 96W, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-221430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-221430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-221430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-221430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 930 PM EST Thu Dec 21 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster McElroy