000 FZNT24 KNHC 310913 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 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. GMZ001-312115- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Areas of fog are reported over much of the northern Gulf, east of a frontal boundary currently stalled from the Sabine Pass to south of Tampico Mexico. The front will drift east through early Tue, then stall again late Tue from Mobile Bay to Tampico, before reversing course and moving north of the area as a warm front through mid week. The front will again change direction and move back into the NW Gulf Thu as an upper disturbance moves into the southern Plains. Strong winds will follow the front as it sweeps SE of the Gulf through early Fri, with minimal gales possible off Veracruz Mexico by late Fri. Winds and seas will diminish starting Fri night as high pressure builds across the Gulf in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ011-312115- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-312115- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-312115- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-312115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 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. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-312115- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 96W N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. E of 96W NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-312115- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-312115- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S of 21N W of 96W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Elsewhere N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ025-312115- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 413 AM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen