000 FZNT24 KNHC 012011 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 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. GMZ001-020815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge axis extending southwest from the Florida Big Bend to central Mexico will gradually weaken this evening allowing a cold front to move southeast off the Texas coast tonight. The front will stall east to west along 26N on Fri night, then lift back north as a warm front across the western gulf waters on Sat, and then move northeast across the north-central gulf waters on Sat night ahead of a second cold front that will sweep east across the north-central and northeast gulf waters on Sun night. This second cold front will stall briefly along 24N on Mon, then lift north as a warm front across the western gulf on Mon night, turning northeast across the north-central gulf on Tue ahead of a third cold front moving off the Texas coast on Tue night. $$ GMZ011-020815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-020815- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-020815- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S of 27N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt late in the morning, then, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 3 to 6 ft late in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-020815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-020815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in S swell. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-020815- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 3 to 6 ft late in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-020815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-020815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 311 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 3 to 6 ft early in the morning. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson