000 FZNT24 KNHC 190256 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 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. GMZ001-191500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A Strong and convective cold front will race across the Gulf waters from late Wed through early Fri. Gale force winds will develop W of the front on Thu with seas building to near 20 ft. A post-frontal surface high pressure will set up over the central gulf waters on Sat, and move to over the NE waters on Sun. $$ GMZ011-191500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-191500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .THU...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in W to NW swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell. .FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-191500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Numerous thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W swell. .FRI...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in W swell. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell, subsiding to 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell late. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in W swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-191500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-191500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .THU...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-191500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Numerous thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in W to NW swell. .FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-191500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the late evening and overnight. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-191500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 956 PM EST Tue Dec 18 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 5 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson