000 FZNT24 KNHC 021423 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 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. GMZ001-030230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front from the western Florida panhandle to the mouth of the Rio Grande will drift NW through tonight, then will move east as a cold front Thu, reaching from the Florida panhandle to Paraiso Mexico Fri morning before sweeping southeast of the Gulf Sat. Fresh to strong winds will follow the front across the western Gulf, possibly reaching minimal gale force off the coast of Veracruz Mexico Fri. Winds and seas will diminish late Fri through Sat as high pressure builds in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ011-030230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-030230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-030230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-030230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W of 96W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 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. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-030230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft early in the morning. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-030230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-030230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRI... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-030230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 923 AM EST Wed Jan 2 2019 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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...N to NE winds 10 to 15 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 3 to 5 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. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Latto