000 FZNT24 KNHC 172056 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 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. GMZ001-180900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will dominate the basin through Friday. Fresh to strong S return flow will develop in the western Gulf of Mexico on Friday night and Saturday. A strong cold front is expected to reach the NW Gulf of Mexico on Saturday evening. It is likely that a line of rainshowers and thunderstorms may precede the front. Winds to gale force will be possible behind the front on Saturday night and Sunday morning near Tampico and Veracruz, in Mexico. $$ GMZ011-180900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ013-180900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. W of 90W, seas 6 to 8 ft. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-180900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-180900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft late. $$ GMZ019-180900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 24N, seas 2 to 4 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-180900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-180900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. $$ GMZ025-180900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 356 PM EST Thu Jan 17 2019 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster MT