000 FZNT24 KNHC 141420 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 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. GMZ001-150230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from the Mississippi Delta to Veracruz Mexico will reach the Port of Tampa to Yucatan Channel this evening, and continue east passing through the Bahama Channel on Sat night. Strong to near gale force southerly flow and scattered thunderstorms will precede the front across the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Strong to near gale force northwesterly flow will continue west of the front through sunrise Sat with an embedded area of gale conditions across the west-central waters early this afternoon. Moderate west flow expected on Sat evening as the seas subside. Light northerly winds forecast on Mon. Moderate return flow will set up across the northwest waters on Tue with broad low pressure developing over the southwest gulf. $$ GMZ011-150230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-150230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 .THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SW to W swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W swell. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-150230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-150230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-150230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 .THIS AFTERNOON...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-150230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 .THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-150230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 .THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-150230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 920 AM EST Fri Dec 14 2018 .THIS AFTERNOON...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell in the late morning and afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Nelson