000 FZNT24 KNHC 300830 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 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. GMZ001-302030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Patchy fog and low clouds are evident along a stationary front reaching from the mouth of the Mississippi River to just south of Tampico Mexico. Much of the front will lift north today as a warm front, leaving a weakening stationary front off the Texas coast. A disturbance aloft will briefly re- energize the northern portion of front Mon, allowing it to move eastward before it stalls from Panama City to Tampico by late Tue. The front will again lift north as a warm front Wed, ahead of a stronger reinforcing cold front moving into the NW Gulf late Wed. This front will sweep southeast of the region Fri, followed by strong winds and building seas. Winds may reach gale force off Tampico Wed night and Veracruz Mexico early Thu. Winds and seas will diminish late Fri as high pressure builds over the region. $$ GMZ011-302030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog early. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-302030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog early. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE to S 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-302030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of fog early. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-302030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .TODAY...W of 96W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 5 to 10 kt late in the evening, then, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...From 22N to 24N W of 96W N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas to 11 ft. Elsewhere N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-302030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-302030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-302030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...S of 20N W of 95W NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas building to 14 ft. Elsewhere NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ GMZ025-302030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 330 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. $$ Forecaster Christensen