000 FZNT24 KNHC 110854 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 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. GMZ001-112100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move off the Texas coast this afternoon, then move SE across the entire basin through Mon, and across the Straits of Florida on Mon evening. A brief gale is expected behind the front over the far W Gulf Mon, then SW gulf late Mon. Strong northerly winds elsewhere in the wake of the front will diminish from the NW through Mon night. A ridge will extend from NE Texas to the Straits of Florida on Tue, and shift NE Wed through Thu. $$ GMZ011-112100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft late. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-112100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft early in the morning. Scattered showers. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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. $$ GMZ015-112100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-112100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Elsewhere, S winds 5 kt, shifting to N to NE late in the evening, then, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 7 ft late. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .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. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-112100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S of 24N, N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE swell, building to 8 to 10 ft in N swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-112100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-112100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft in NW to N swell in the late morning and afternoon. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-112100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 454 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the late evening and early morning, then, building to 2 to 4 ft early in the morning. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 7 ft late in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Latto