000 FZNT24 KNHC 171443 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 943 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. GMZ001-180245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 943 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from near Port Charlotte, Florida to Galveston, Texas this morning will gradually stall and weaken from the Straits of Florida to the Texas coast tonight into Sat. High pressure building behind the front will support strong easterly winds and building seas over the NE Gulf tonight through Sat. A second cold front will move into the NW Gulf Sat evening, extend from the Florida Big Bend to Veracruz, Mexico on Sun, then pass SE of the region by late Mon. This front will bring strong winds to most of the Gulf, with near gale force winds in the SW Gulf Sun night through Mon night. $$ GMZ011-180245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 943 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-180245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 943 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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. .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 to SE swell. Scattered showers. .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. 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. $$ GMZ015-180245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 943 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-180245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 943 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 and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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. $$ GMZ019-180245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 943 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-180245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 943 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .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 NE to 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. $$ GMZ023-180245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 943 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-180245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 943 AM EST Fri Jan 17 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .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 Reinhart