000 FZNT24 KNHC 100301 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 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. GMZ001-101515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Low pres near 26N85W extends a cold front SW to the Yucatan Peninsula. The low will drift SW through tonight 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 will enter the NW waters Thu, rapidly shifting across the basin through the end of the week. Gale force winds are possible W of the front in the western Gulf Thu night through Fri morning. A reinforcing front will move through the eastern Gulf Sat. High pres will build in the wake of the fronts for the remainder of the weekend. $$ GMZ011-101515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT AND FRI... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft in NW swell behind front. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-101515- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT AND FRI... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt W of 90W, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W of 90W, E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt behind front. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft behind front. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-101515- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-101515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT AND FRI... .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 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 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft behind front. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-101515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT AND FRI... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 35 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft behind front. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-101515- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2018 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ023-101515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT AND FRI... .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of Coast of Veracruz in the morning. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-101515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1001 PM EST Tue Jan 9 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt behind front. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft behind front. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky