000 FZNT24 KNHC 101443 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 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. GMZ001-110245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move off the Texas coast Sun afternoon, then move southeastward across the entire basin through early Mon and across the Straits of Florida on Mon evening. A brief instance of gale force winds is possible behind the front over the far western gulf on Mon and far SW gulf waters on Mon night. Strong northerly winds elsewhere in the wake of the front will diminish from the NW through Mon night. A ridge will extend from northeast Texas to the Straits of Florida on Tue, and shift NE on Wed. $$ GMZ011-110245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E portion. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft early in the morning. .MON...N winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-110245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...W of 90W, NW winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft early in the morning. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms far E part early. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-110245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous to scattered showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous to scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-110245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W MON... .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the evening. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt W of 96W diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft, except 8 to 11 ft W of 96W. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 8 to 10 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft late. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-110245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-110245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-110245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 20N W OF 96W MON NIGHT INTO TUE... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt S of 20N W of 96W. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 11 ft W of 96W. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, except 30 to 35 kt S of 20N W of 96W early diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 11 ft S of 20N W of 96W. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, except 25 to 35 kt S of 20N W of 96W early. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 10 ft early S of 20N W of 96W, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-110245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 943 AM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre