000 FZNT24 KNHC 082006 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 306 PM 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. GMZ001-090815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 306 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh northerly winds across the Gulf of Mexico will become southerly across the northwest waters overnight as a ridge develops north to south across the central gulf waters. The ridge will shift east to a position 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. $$ GMZ011-090815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 306 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-090815- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 306 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .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 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...W 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-090815- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 306 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-090815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 306 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .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 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft in S swell. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-090815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 306 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-090815- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 306 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .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 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-090815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 306 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in S swell. $$ GMZ025-090815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 306 PM EST Thu Mar 8 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 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. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson