000 FZNT24 KNHC 062121 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 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. GMZ001-070930- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pres from the Ohio Valley to Cuba will produce fresh to strong NE winds across the Straits of Florida and SE Gulf tonight through late Sun. The high will shift E into the W Atlc late Sun and Mon to produce fresh to strong return flow across the central Gulf early Sun through Mon. Low pres and associated cold front will cross N central Gulf Mon, moving SE into central Gulf Mon night through Tue as the system weakens. $$ GMZ011-070930- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft late. $$ GMZ013-070930- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. $$ GMZ015-070930- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-070930- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-070930- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-070930- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 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 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-070930- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-070930- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 421 PM EST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE 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. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling