000 FZNT24 KNHC 042135 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 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. GMZ001-050945- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pres over Texas ridges S along the Tamaulipas and Veracruz coast of Mexico. The ridge will maintain strong N winds over the southern Bay of Campeche through this evening before winds and seas diminish from N to S through Sat as the high slides E. The high will continue E into the W Atlc Sun as low pres moves into the southern plains. E to SE return flow over the Gulf will become strong E of 91W on Sun in advance of next cold front to enter the NW Gulf Mon morning. $$ GMZ011-050945- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-050945- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-050945- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-050945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-050945- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-050945- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-050945- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-050945- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 435 PM EST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling