000 FZNT24 KNHC 230248 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 948 PM 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. GMZ001-231500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 948 PM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending SW from the Florida Panhandle to Veracruz Mexico will reach from SW Florida to the Bay of Campeche and continue stationary to 22N98W late Tue. The stationary front will meander across the SW Gulf through Fri night, then lift N as a warm front on Sat. Minimal gale conditions are forecast over the SW Gulf near Veracruz, Mexico late Tue, then develop again late Wed and continue through Wed evening. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will produce strong to near gale force northerly winds across the southern Gulf waters on Thu, then shift across the E Gulf on Fri and Sat. $$ GMZ011-231500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 948 PM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-231500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 948 PM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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...N to 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. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ015-231500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 948 PM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ017-231500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 948 PM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE 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 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-231500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 948 PM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ021-231500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 948 PM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 8 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ023-231500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 948 PM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W and N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W and N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-231500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 948 PM EST Mon Jan 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson