000 FZNT24 KNHC 230827 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 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. GMZ001-232030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front over the Texas coastal waters will reach from the Mississippi Delta to the western Bay of Campeche this evening, then slow from the Florida Panhandle to the Eastern Bay of Campeche early Sun as a secondary cold front surges S into the northern waters reaching a position from Straits of Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico on Mon night. Remnants of the initial front will weaken to a NW to SE trough that will meander across the SW gulf waters through Wed, while the secondary front lifts N on Tue and Wed. $$ GMZ011-232030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-232030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-232030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-232030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 to 35 kt W of 96W, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-232030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-232030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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, becoming 3 ft late. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-232030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...Late this afternoon S of 21N W of 95W NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-232030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 327 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson