000 FZNT24 KNHC 010832 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 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. GMZ001-012045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from the Florida Straits to low pressure near 21N96W. The low will lift north into Texas today with the front moving over the western Gulf as a warm front. The trailing end of the front will emerge off the Texas coast as a cold front late Thu, and reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche by late Fri. A reinforcing cold front will follow into the northwest Gulf Thu night into Fri morning, reaching from southeast Louisiana to northeast Mexico by late Fri. Both fronts will move east of the Gulf by late Sat. Expect increasing winds and building seas across the Gulf both ahead of, and behind, these fronts as they move across the Gulf waters. Winds and seas will diminish through Sun as high pressure builds over the Gulf in the wake of the second front. $$ GMZ011-012045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ013-012045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-012045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to W 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-012045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-012045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-012045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-012045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-012045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 332 AM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 Christensen