000 FZNT24 KNHC 202018 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 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. GMZ001-210830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will prevail over the forecast waters. Fresh return flow will prevail across the basin, except to strong winds through the Straits of Florida and across central portion of the Gulf. $$ GMZ011-210830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-210830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-210830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-210830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and SE to S 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in E swell. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-210830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-210830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .TONIGHT...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. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-210830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-210830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 318 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster AL