000 FZNT24 KNHC 240257 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 957 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. GMZ001-241500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends SW from Tampa Bay to 23N88W then becomes stationary to the Bay of Campeche. The cold front will move SE of the area today leaving a trough across the far SW waters where it will meander through early Sat, then lift N as a warm front with a surface low developing along the front near 27N90W on Sat night. The surface low will move E reaching the Florida Big Bend on Sun night dragging a cold front across the Central Gulf waters. Near gale to minimal gale conditions are forecast SW of the trough through Thu evening. Strengthening high pressure in the wake of the front will produce strong NE winds across the SW Gulf waters on Wed afternoon with these conditions shifting E across the E Gulf waters on Wed night and continuing through early Sat, with strong to near gale force winds surrounding the surface low on Sat night into Sun. $$ GMZ011-241500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-241500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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 in E to SE swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-241500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-241500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-241500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-241500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Straits of Florida, and NE 15 to 20 kt 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE swell. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-241500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except NW winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-241500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 957 PM EST Tue Jan 23 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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...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 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. $$ Forecaster Nelson