000 FZNT24 KNHC 062038 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 338 PM EST Thu Dec 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. GMZ001-070845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 338 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh anticyclonic flow across the basin will increase to fresh to strong in the NW Gulf on Fri night ahead of an intense low pres system that will develop over SE Texas on Fri. The low will track eastward along the U.S. Gulf coast this weekend with strong to near gale southerly winds expected ahead of a trailing cold front, particularly in the northern Gulf, including the coastal waters. Fresh to strong winds will follow the front Sat night through Sun night. Moderate to fresh northerly winds will dominate the Gulf waters on Mon, diminishing across western portions Tue and Tue night. $$ GMZ011-070845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 338 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in SE swell late. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered thunderstorms along front. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-070845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 338 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft early in the morning. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt late. Winds becoming NW 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms along front. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt ahead of front, and W to NW 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-070845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 338 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt N of 27N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft N of 27N late. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt N of 27N, and S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N. Winds becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 6 to 10 ft N of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft S of 27N. .SUN...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-070845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 338 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N behind front. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt ahead of front, and NW to N 20 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 4 to 6 ft ahead of front and 5 to 8 ft behind front. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-070845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 338 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft behind front. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt ahead of front, and NW winds 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 4 to 6 ft ahead of front, and 6 to 8 ft behind front. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-070845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 338 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt behind front. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft behind front. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-070845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 338 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, except NW 5 to 10 kt Within 60 nm of Coast of Veracruz. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE swell. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except NW to N 10 to 15 kt ahead of front. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell, except 3 to 5 ft ahead of front. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-070845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 338 PM EST Thu Dec 6 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. .SUN...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt ahead of front, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft behind front. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky