000 FZNT24 KNHC 071420 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 920 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. GMZ001-080230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 920 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 this afternoon. The high will shift eastward into the western Atlantic tonight and Monday allowing for fresh to strong return flow to set up across the central Gulf from early on Sunday through early on Monday evening. Low pres and its associated cold front will move southeastward over the NW and N central Gulf on Monday, then move southeastward over the central Gulf Monday night through Tuesday as the system weakens. The next strong cold front may move into the western Gulf Thu night. $$ GMZ011-080230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 920 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, except NW winds 20 to 25 kt behind the front. Seas 6 to 7 ft, except behind front 6 to 8 ft building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms ahead of front. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. $$ GMZ013-080230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 920 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. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 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 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-080230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 920 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-080230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 920 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. 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 to 4 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...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-080230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 920 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-080230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 920 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-080230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 920 AM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 5 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-080230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 920 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 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW 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 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre