000 FZNT24 KNHC 161455 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 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. GMZ001-170300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will persist across the Gulf of Mexico over the next 48 to 72 hours as a high pressure center moves from eastern Texas to SE Louisiana by Mon evening, and toward the Florida Panhandle by Tue evening. A low pressure system will move NE from the coast of Texas Wed to the SE United States Thu, dragging a new cold front across the Gulf waters. Marine conditions are expected to deteriorate across the region later on Fri as the low pressure deepens over the SE of United States. $$ GMZ011-170300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ013-170300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ015-170300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ017-170300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S 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. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-170300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ021-170300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W to NW swell. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell late. $$ GMZ023-170300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-170300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 955 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Latto