000 FZNT24 KNHC 012049 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL 330 PM 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. GMZ001-020815- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY EXTENDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ, MEXICO AND A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED JUST OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONTS WILL SOON MERGE INTO A SINGLE COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING, REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON FRI, AND THEN PASS E ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WATERS LATE THU, INCREASING VERY 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. $$ GMZ011-020815- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-020815- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019 .TONIGHT...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...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. $$ GMZ015-020815- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-020815- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019 .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 4 TO 6 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. $$ GMZ019-020815- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-020815- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019 .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 3 FT OR LESS. .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. $$ GMZ023-020815- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT NEAR VERACRUZ. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-020815- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E 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...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. .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 NELSON