000 FZNT24 KNHC 181426 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 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. GMZ001-190230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A weakening stationary front extending from the Florida Straits to the north-central Gulf will dissipate today. A cold front will move off the Texas coast this evening, extend from the Florida Big Bend to Tampico, Mexico on Sun, then reach from the Florida Straits to the Bay of Campeche on Mon. Strong N winds will follow the front, with gale conditions expected over the SW Gulf offshore of Veracruz, Mexico Sun night into Mon night. The front will pass SE of the area Mon night, allowing winds and seas to diminish across much of the Gulf Tue through Wed. $$ GMZ011-190230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-190230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-190230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-190230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUN NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N W of 96W, N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming 25 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-190230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-190230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .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 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-190230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUN NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON AND MON NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-190230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 926 AM EST Sat Jan 18 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Reinhart