000 FZNT24 KNHC 221500 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 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. GMZ001-230300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front moving across the NW Gulf this morning will reach from SE Louisiana to near Tampico, Mexico early this afternoon, from the Florida Big Bend to the eastern Bay of Campeche tonight, from the Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula to Veracruz, Mexico on Tue night, and move SE of the area on Wed. Minimal gale conditions are forecast over the SW Gulf near Veracruz, Mexico late Tue into Tue night, then again on Wed night. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will produce fresh to strong winds across much of the Gulf waters through Fri night. $$ GMZ011-230300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-230300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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...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...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-230300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ017-230300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...W of 96W, S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W, then, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt towards evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to 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...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-230300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ021-230300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Straits of Florida, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Straits of Florida, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ023-230300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE towards evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-230300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1000 AM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less, then, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster GR