000 FZNT24 KNHC 170835 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 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. GMZ001-172045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move S and SW into the N and NE Gulf through tonight. High pressure building in behind this front will support strong E winds and building seas over the eastern basin this afternoon through late Sat. A second cold front will reach the NW Gulf Sat evening, then extend from northern Florida to north of Veracruz Mexico by Sunday evening. This front should move SE of the Gulf by Mon evening. This front will also bring strong winds to most of the area, with near gale force winds in the SW Gulf Sun through early Tue morning. $$ GMZ011-172045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-172045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Patchy fog. .SAT...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-172045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-172045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 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 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-172045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-172045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-172045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-172045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 335 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster KONARIK