000 FZNT24 KNHC 042000 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 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. GMZ001-050800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Southerly return flow dominates much of the Gulf region ahead of a cold front currently entering the northern Gulf waters. An area of showers with embedded tstms is over the NE Gulf ahead of the front associated with a pre-frontal trough. Winds and seas could be higher near tstms. The front will stall from South Florida to South Texas by late Mon, then dissipate as it lifts northward Tue ahead of a another cold front moving into the northwest Gulf late Wed. Fresh to strong northerly winds will follow the front mainly off the coast of Mexico as the front reaches a position from central Florida to the southwest Gulf. $$ GMZ011-050800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-050800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2018 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ015-050800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2018 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ017-050800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-050800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2018 .TONIGHT...S of 24N, SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE to E. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ021-050800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2018 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt Straits of Florida, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ023-050800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-050800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 300 PM EST Sun Feb 4 2018 .TONIGHT...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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster GR