000 FZNT24 KNHC 191908 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 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. GMZ001-200715- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong SW to S return flow will shift eastward across the N Gulf today ahead a strong cold front moving across the NW Gulf. NW gales will follow the front across the W and NW Gulf through tonight. A squall line will precede the front as it crosses the Gulf. The front will extend from 30N85W to 25N88W to 19N92W tonight, then exit from the Gulf Sun morning. Strong winds will taper off across the basin by sunrise on Mon. High pressure ridging over the Gulf from the N will shift E and allow strong SE to S return flow to develop over the western Gulf by Tue morning. The strong return flow will expand to the eastern Gulf Tue night. Another strong cold front could enter the NW Gulf Wed. $$ GMZ011-200715- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .REST OF TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .WED...W winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-200715- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 20 to 30 kt shifting NW 25 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in S to SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-200715- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 .REST OF TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers. .TONIGHT...S of 27N SW winds 20 to 25 kt shifting W to NW behind front S of 27N, and 20 to 30 kt N of 27N. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-200715- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt behind front. Seas building to 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell early in the morning. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-200715- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 .REST OF TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SW 20 to 30 kt elsewhere, shifting NW 25 to 30 kt behind front late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell, building to 9 to 14 ft in E swell late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-200715- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 .REST OF TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and SW to W 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-200715- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S 20 to 25 kt early, shifting NW to N 30 to 40 kt W of front. Seas building to 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-200715- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 208 PM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 .REST OF TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW 5 to 10 kt towards evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling