000 FZNT24 KNHC 012017 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 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. GMZ001-020830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate S to SW winds will continue ahead of a cold front moving into the northwest Gulf. Strong northerly winds will follow the front along the coast of Mexico until Fri evening. The front will reach from central Gulf along 25N to near Veracruz Mexico Fri night, then dissipate across W portions while E portion of front sinks S into the Straits of Florida Sat afternoon then dissipates. A ridge will build across the northern Gulf Sun and Mon. $$ GMZ011-020830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-020830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. 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...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-020830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 .TONIGHT...S of 27N, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-020830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-020830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-020830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. 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 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-020830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-020830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 317 PM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE 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 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. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling