000 FZNT24 KNHC 170841 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 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. GMZ001-172045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pres will persist across the E Gulf through Sat, when a weak cold front will stall E to W across the northern and northwest waters, then retreat northwest on Sun night into Mon. Locally dense fog will linger north of 27N west of 91W through the morning. A thermal trough will develop over the western Yucatan Peninsula during each afternoon, drift west across the eastern Bay of Campeche during the overnight hours, and then dissipate over the southwest Gulf waters by late each morning. $$ GMZ011-172045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-172045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-172045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 3 to 6 ft late. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-172045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-172045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-172045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ023-172045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-172045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 341 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2018 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling