000 FZNT24 KNHC 111455 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1055 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. GMZ001-120300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1055 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move off the Texas coast this afternoon, then move southeastward 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. $$ GMZ011-120300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1055 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft late. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-120300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1055 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, W to 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 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 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 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 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. $$ GMZ015-120300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1055 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-120300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1055 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt in the late evening. Elsewhere, SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt late in the evening, then, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt W of 96W. Seas 8 to 10 ft, except 9 to 11 ft W of 96W. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft late. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in 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. .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. $$ GMZ019-120300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1055 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE swell, building to 8 to 10 ft in N swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-120300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1055 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-120300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1055 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W increasing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, except NW 20 to 25 kt S of 20N W of 95W. Seas 8 to 10 ft early in N to NE swell, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-120300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1055 AM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre