000 FZNT24 KNHC 030252 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 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. GMZ001-031500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A frontal system extends across the western Gulf. The front will move eastward tonight, reaching from the western Florida Panhandle to Veracruz Mexico by Fri afternoon. A reinforcing front will move off the Texas coast tonight, reaching from southwest Louisiana to northeast 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 and behind of the fronts as they move across the Gulf waters. Winds and seas will diminish by early next week as high pressure builds over the Gulf in the wake of the second front. $$ GMZ011-031500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-031500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2020 .OVERNIGHT...W of 90W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, S winds 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-031500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SW swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-031500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 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, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-031500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-031500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-031500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2020 .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, S winds 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-031500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 952 PM EST Thu Jan 2 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W to NW winds 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA