000 FZNT24 KNHC 231955 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 255 PM 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. GMZ001-240800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 255 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from northern Florida near 29N83W to 22N90W where it becomes stationary, then continues to 21N96W to 18N95W. The front 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. $$ GMZ011-240800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 255 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-240800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 255 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .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 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 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. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-240800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 255 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-240800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 255 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-240800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 255 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-240800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 255 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Straits of Florida, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Straits of Florida, seas 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Straits of Florida, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, 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 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-240800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 255 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-240800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 255 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .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...NE to 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. $$ Forecaster GR