000 FZNT24 KNHC 030313 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 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. GMZ001-031515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from near Apalachicola Florida to 28N91W and to a 1006 mb low at 25N96W. It continues from the low inland to far southern Texas. The northern portion of the front will transition to a cold front by late tonight, and extend from Panama City to 27N93W by Mon morning. A reinforcing cold front will merge with this front by Mon night. The merged front will then extend from central Florida to near Tampico Tue night and from Miami to Veracruz Wed morning. Strong high pressure building southward behind the merged front will bring strong northerly winds to much of the western and central Gulf beginning early on Tue, with winds possibly reaching gale force near Veracruz Tue night. $$ GMZ011-031515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-031515- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 90W. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-031515- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms far N part. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers mainly E part. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-031515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW to N in the late morning and early afternoon, then, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-031515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-031515- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-031515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT S OF 21N W OF 96W... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, except NW to N 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 96W. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 9 to 11 ft S of 21N W of 96W. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt, except NW to N 20 to 25 kt S of 20.5N W of 95W. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 10 ft S of 20.5N W of 95W. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-031515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1013 PM EST Sun Dec 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre