000 FZNT24 KNHC 270307 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 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. GMZ001-271515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A very strong high pressure of 1044 mb centered just offshore the Virginia/North Carolina coast extends a ridge across much of the Gulf waters producing frequent gusts to minimal gale force across the Straits of Florida. This system will maintain strong winds east of 90W tonight and Sat. A trough across the SW Gulf off the Mexican coast will meander through Sat, then lift N as a warm front. A surface low will develop along the warm front near 29N88W Sun morning, then race across the NE Gulf Sun, and drag a cold front across the Gulf region through Mon morning. Gale conditions are expected across the SW Gulf behind the front on Mon. $$ GMZ011-271515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-271515- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...W of 90W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt, then, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-271515- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-271515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 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. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-271515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-271515- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft Straits of Florida, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-271515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-271515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1007 PM EST Fri Jan 26 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster GR