000 FZNT24 KNHC 070258 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 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. GMZ001-071500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move slowly into the northwest gulf waters around sunrise this morning, then begin to accelerate southeast later today. The cold front will stall along 25N on Thu, then lift back north across the northern waters on Fri and Sat ahead of another cold front moving off the Texas coast on Sun. Strong north-northeast flow will develop across the northwest waters late this afternoon, with these strong winds shifting south along the coast of Mexico tonight and persisting near Veracruz through sunrise on Fri. $$ GMZ011-071500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-071500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late in the evening, then, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-071500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-071500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of dense fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft early in the morning. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-071500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of dense fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Areas of dense fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-071500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-071500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft late in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-071500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 958 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson