000 FZNT24 KNHC 301422 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 922 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. GMZ001-310230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 922 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A weakening stationary front extends SW from the Mississippi Delta to Veracruz Mexico accompanied by patchy fog with fresh to strong winds W of the front. A cold front will move off the Texas coast around sunrise Mon, reach from the Mississippi Delta to Veracruz Mexico on Tue and stall from the western Florida Panhandle to Veracruz on Tue and Wed. The front will move E again on Wed night reaching a position from the Florida Big Bend to the Bay of Campeche on Thu, and move E of the area on Thu night. Strong to near gale force northerly winds are forecast to develop across the western gulf waters on Tue night, increasing to minimal gale force along the Mexican coast near Tampico on Wed night. These minimal gale conditions will shift S along the Mexican coast near Veracruz on Thu. A trough will develop over the western Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon through Wed, move W across the SW gulf during the overnight hours and lose identity by late each morning. $$ GMZ011-310230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 922 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-310230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 922 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. Scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-310230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 922 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-310230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 922 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...NE to E 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 to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-310230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 922 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-310230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 922 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-310230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 922 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft late. .THU...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ025-310230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 922 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson