000 FZNT24 KNHC 010855 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 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. GMZ001-012100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary from SE Louisiana to Veracruz Mexico will move NW today as a weak warm front, before stalling overnight near or along the Texas and Louisiana coasts into 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. $$ GMZ011-012100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-012100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...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 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-012100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog N of 28N. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of fog. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-012100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 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 5 to 7 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. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-012100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-012100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-012100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI... .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S of 20N W of 95W NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt increasing to 30 to 35 kt. Seas building 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-012100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 355 AM EST Tue Jan 1 2019 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...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 4 to 6 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