000 FZNT24 KNHC 230900 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 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. GMZ001-232100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending SW from the Florida Panhandle to Veracruz Mexico will shift SE today. A weak cold front will move into the NW waters by the afternoon, then stall from the Florida Big Bend to the Texas Coastal Bend on Mon, then gradually dissipate through early Tue. Fresh return flow will set up across the NW waters on Tue, with these conditions spreading E across the entire gulf waters by early Wed. The pressure gradient will further tighten on Wed night with locally strong SE flow across the N-central waters ahead of a cold front moving off the Texas coast early Thu. The cold front will stall from the Mississippi Delta to Central Mexico on Thu night. $$ GMZ011-232100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the late evening and overnight. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ013-232100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 2018 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E in the late evening and overnight. 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 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE 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...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-232100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-232100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-232100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-232100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...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 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. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-232100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-232100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky