000 FZNT24 KNHC 272020 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 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. GMZ001-280830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pres centered N of Bermuda ridges SW into the central Gulf. Strong to near gale force winds will affect the Straits of Florida tonight. Low pres centered near 28N95W will quickly move across the NE Gulf tonight and Sun and drag a cold front across the eastern Gulf waters through Mon evening. Gales are expected behind the front near Veracruz Mon afternoon through Tue morning. $$ GMZ011-280830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ013-280830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .MON...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-280830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N swell. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-280830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in NE swell. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-280830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in E swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E swell. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-280830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 to 6 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt Straits of Florida, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-280830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2018 ...GALE WARNING MON... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft in N swell. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt decreasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere,N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-280830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 320 PM EST Sat Jan 27 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft in N swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster McElroy