000 FZNT24 KNHC 070851 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 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. GMZ001-072100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 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 through today. The high will shift E into the W Atlc tonight and Mon to produce fresh to strong return flow across the central Gulf early Sun through Mon. Low pres and associated cold front will sink SE across the N central Gulf Mon, moving SE into central Gulf Mon night through Tue as the system weakens. The next strong cold front may move into the western Gulf Thu night. $$ GMZ011-072100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft behind front. $$ GMZ013-072100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt behind front. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt E of front, and NW winds 15 to 20 kt W of front. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft behind front. $$ GMZ015-072100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-072100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt behind front. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to 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 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft behind front. $$ GMZ019-072100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S to SW 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt behind front. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW behind front. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-072100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...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...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S 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 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-072100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 15 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft behind front. $$ GMZ025-072100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 351 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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 winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky