000 FZNT24 KNHC 210229 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 929 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. GMZ001-211430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 929 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure across the W Atlc will persist with a ridge extending W across the Gulf coast states to produce fresh return flow across most of the basin, except strong winds through the Straits of Florida and across central portion of the Gulf. A weak cold front will move slowly into the far NW waters Sun and stall there Sun night. $$ GMZ011-211430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 929 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-211430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 929 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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. $$ GMZ015-211430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 929 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-211430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 929 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and SE to S 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .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. .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 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-211430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 929 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-211430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 929 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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 9 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. $$ GMZ023-211430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 929 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-211430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 929 PM EST Tue Feb 20 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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. Seas 3 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft. 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 3 to 5 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 7 ft elsewhere. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 7 ft elsewhere. .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 Stripling