000 FZNT24 KNHC 281428 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 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. GMZ001-010230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh southerly flow related to weak ridging across the Gulf will diminish tonight 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. $$ GMZ011-010230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-010230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 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 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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. $$ GMZ015-010230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-010230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...W of 96W, S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft W of 96W, and 3 to 6 ft elsewhere. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-010230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-010230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. .FRI...N to 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 winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-010230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-010230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 928 AM EST Wed Feb 28 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft late. Elsewhere, 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. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 Stripling