000 FZNT24 KNHC 011457 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 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. GMZ001-020300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to near gale force south-southwest winds are across the north-central and NE Gulf ahead of a cold front expected to come off the Texas coast later today. The front will stall from Pensacola, Florida to El Mezquital, Mexico on Sun morning, then will lift slowly northward through Mon. The front will then merge with a reinforcing cold front that will move across central Florida on Tue and south Florida on Wed. Strong high pressure building southward behind the front will induce strong northerly winds west of the reinforcing front, with near gale to gale force winds likely near Veracruz Tue evening. $$ GMZ011-020300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E to SE swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-020300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 .TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, W winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-020300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 .TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-020300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W towards evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-020300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-020300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-020300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in N swell in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-020300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 957 AM EST Sat Dec 1 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Ramos