000 FZNT24 KNHC 012116 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 416 PM 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. GMZ001-020930- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 416 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from the Florida Straits to low pressure near 23N97W. The low will lift north into Texas today with the front moving over W Gulf as a warm front. A cold front will emerge off the Texas coast Thu afternoon, and reach from Alabama to the Bay of Campeche by Fri afternoon. A reinforcing cold front will follow into NW Gulf Thu night, reaching from SW Louisiana to NE Mexico by Fri afternoon. Both fronts will move east of the Gulf by Sat afternoon. 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 Sun and Mon as high pressure builds over the Gulf in the wake of the second front. $$ GMZ011-020930- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 416 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-020930- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 416 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .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 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W of 90W, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-020930- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 416 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to W 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. .SUN...N winds 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-020930- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 416 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .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 6 to 8 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 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. .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 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-020930- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 416 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-020930- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 416 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .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 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-020930- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 416 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-020930- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 416 PM EST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE 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...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning. Winds SW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 15 to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Landsea