000 FZNT24 KNHC 240835 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 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. GMZ001-242045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending SW from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche will reach position from the Florida Big Bend to a frontal wave at 24N94W, then continue stationary to the Central Bay of Campeche by sunset. A secondary cold front will extend across the NW Gulf this evening, overrun most of the initial front along a position from the Straits of Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico on Mon evening. Remnants of the merged front will lift N on Tue and Wed reaching the NW and N-Central coastal plains on Thu and enhance convection along its boundary. $$ GMZ011-242045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-242045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-242045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-242045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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 winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-242045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-242045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-242045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-242045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 335 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 to E 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson