000 FZNT24 KNHC 231412 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 912 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. GMZ001-240215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 912 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front over NW Gulf 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 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. $$ GMZ011-240215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 912 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-240215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 912 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. $$ GMZ015-240215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 912 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-240215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 912 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 23N W of front NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt increasing to 30 to 35 kt, then diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere NE winds 15 to 20 kt becoming NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. $$ GMZ019-240215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 912 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-240215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 912 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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. $$ GMZ023-240215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 912 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W NE winds 10 to 15 kt becoming NW winds 25 to 35 kt late this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft building to 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-240215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 912 AM EST Sat Dec 23 2017 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 Christensen