000 FZNT24 KNHC 220831 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 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. GMZ001-222045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong winds and large seas in the eastern Gulf will diminish and subside today. A surface high over the SW Gulf of Mexico will shift NE across the central waters today, and move across the Florida Panhandle on Sun. A weak cold front may drop into the northern Gulf waters by Sun afternoon, stalling and washing out there through early Mon afternoon. Fresh return flow will set up across the NW waters on Tue with these conditions spreading E across the entire gulf waters on Wed. $$ GMZ011-222045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-222045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 .TODAY...W of 90W, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-222045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W swell, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in W swell in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W swell. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-222045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-222045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in NW swell in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-222045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in W to NW swell, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-222045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-222045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 331 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky