000 FZNT24 KNHC 280343 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 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. GMZ001-281545- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh southerly flow related to weak ridgign across the Gulf will diminish Wed night ahead of a cold front moving into the northern Gulf early Thu. Strong northerly winds will follow the front over mainly the western Gulf into Fri. The front will stall from the Straits of Florida to near Veracruz Mexico by late Fri before dissipating Sat. A ridge will build across the Gulf through Sun. $$ GMZ011-281545- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-281545- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-281545- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-281545- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W of 96W, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-281545- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-281545- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-281545- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-281545- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1043 PM EST Tue Feb 27 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen