000 FZNT24 KNHC 102029 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 329 PM 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. GMZ001-110830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 329 PM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A trough over the central and eastern portions of the gulf will slowly weaken through Sun afternoon. Its associated numerous shower and thunderstorm activity will translate eastward through Sun night while decreasing. 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 Wed through Thu. $$ GMZ011-110830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 329 PM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms far E portion. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell, building to 8 to 10 ft late. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-110830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 329 PM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near 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 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft. E of 90W, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-110830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 329 PM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and numerous thunderstorms mainly S of 27N. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and areas of rain. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-110830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 329 PM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W MON... .TONIGHT...SE 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 late. .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 to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-110830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 329 PM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and thunderstorms N of 24N E of 91W. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of 24N E of 90W. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S of 24N, N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in NE swell in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-110830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 329 PM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 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. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-110830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 329 PM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 20N W OF 96W MON THROUGH EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except increasing to 30 to 35 kt S of 20N W of 96W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 11 ft W of 96W. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt S of 20N W of 96W. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 11 ft W of 96W. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, except 25 to 35 kt S of 20N W of 96W early. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 10 ft early S of 20N W of 96W, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-110830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 329 PM EST Sat Mar 10 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre