000 FZNT24 KNHC 241447 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 947 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. GMZ001-250300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 947 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS...The northern half of a cold front extending from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche will drift east this afternoon, ahead of a reinforcing front moving into the northern Gulf late this morning. The fronts will merge this evening and reach from SW Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico Mon morning, before stalling and weakening from the Straits of Florida to near Veracruz late Mon. The remnants of the front will lift northward as a warm front over the western Gulf Tue and Wed before stalling over the NW Gulf Thu, enhancing convection along its boundary. $$ GMZ011-250300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 947 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ013-250300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 947 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 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 4 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 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ015-250300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 947 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-250300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 947 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE 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 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 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-250300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 947 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-250300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 947 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-250300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 947 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-250300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 947 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen