000 FZNT24 KNHC 212016 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 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. GMZ001-220830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh S to SE winds will continue across the western Gulf through this evening ahead of a cold front moving SE off the Texas coast around sunrise on Mon. The cold front will extend from the Mississippi Delta to Veracruz Mexico late Mon, and then stall from SW Florida to near Veracruz Mexico on Tue night. A surge of cold air will cause winds to increase over most of the Gulf Thu night through Fri night. $$ GMZ011-220830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-220830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ015-220830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ017-220830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...W of 96W, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-220830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ021-220830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ023-220830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NW winds 25 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ025-220830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 316 PM EST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster McElroy