000 FZNT24 KNHC 080257 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 957 PM 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. GMZ001-081500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pres NE of the area will maintain fresh to strong return flow through tonight. A cold front will move into the NW portion early Mon with an associated low pres area entering the N central Gulf Mon evening. The low and front will weaken as they continue SE into Tue morning, then will drift S through Tue night while gradually becoming a remnant trough into early Wed. The trough will drift W through Wed night while dissipating, with return flow then dominating through early Thu. The next cold front may enter the NW portion Thu afternoon, sweeping across the basin through the end of the week. $$ GMZ011-081500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 5 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft late. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-081500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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...NW 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ015-081500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-081500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 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...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. 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 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ019-081500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft behind front. .FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ021-081500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-081500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft behind front. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ025-081500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt behind front. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky