000 FZNT24 KNHC 010317 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 PM 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. GMZ001-011530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1017 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front reaching from SE Louisiana to just north of Veracruz Mexico will move little eastward tonight before stalling later in the morning, then drifting back to the NW as a weak warm front Wed. The front will move E again as a cold front Wed night, reaching from the SE Louisiana to the Bay of Campeche Thu, from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan Peninsula Fri, and finally move E of the area Sat. Strong northerly winds are forecast to develop across the western gulf waters late Thu, increasing to near gale and even briefly to minimal gale force along the Mexican coast near Veracruz Mexico late Fri. A trough will develop over the western Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon through Fri, move W across the SW gulf during the overnight hours and lose identity by late each morning. $$ GMZ011-011530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1017 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-011530- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1017 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. 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 3 to 5 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-011530- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1017 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-011530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1017 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...W of 96W, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-011530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1017 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-011530- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1017 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-011530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1017 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt S of 20N w of 95W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt except 30 to 35 kt early. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-011530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1017 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen