000 FZNT24 KNHC 081405 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 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. GMZ001-090215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh northerly winds across the Gulf of Mexico will become southerly across the northwest waters this evening as a ridge develops north to south across the central gulf waters. The ridge will shift east from the Florida Big Bend to Veracruz Mexico by Fri evening as southerly return flow spreads east across the entire Gulf of Mexico ahead of the next cold front moving into the northern waters late Sat night. This cold front will race across the gulf waters on Sun and Sun night, passing through the Straits of Florida late Mon with strong post-frontal northerly winds on Sun and Sun night. $$ GMZ011-090215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-090215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-090215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ017-090215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-090215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-090215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ023-090215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ025-090215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 905 AM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson