000 FZNT24 KNHC 231457 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 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. GMZ001-240300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending SW from the Florida Big Bend to near Veracruz Mexico will reach from SW Florida to the Bay of Campeche tonight, then move slowly across the SE Gulf exiting the area by late Wed. Minimal gale conditions are forecast over the SW Gulf waters near Veracruz, Mexico this afternoon through Thu. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will bring increasing winds and building seas across much of the Gulf waters Wed evening into Thu, with these conditions shifting across the E Gulf on Fri and Sat. $$ GMZ011-240300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-240300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 20 to 25 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ015-240300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...S of 27N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt towards evening. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ017-240300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...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 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 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-240300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ021-240300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Straits of Florida, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ023-240300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-240300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 957 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt towards evening. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster GR