000 FZNT24 KNHC 111940 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 340 PM 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. GMZ001-120745- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 340 PM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front just inland the Texas coast will move off the coast by early this evening. It will move southeastward across the entire basin through Mon, and across the Straits of Florida on Mon evening. Brief gale force winds are expected behind the front over the far western gulf on Mon, and in the SW gulf Mon afternoon and night. 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, then slide eastward while developing into a high center of about 1025 mb over the NE Gulf by Thu, and shift slightly southeastward on Fri. At that time, a ridge will extend from the high center westward to NE Texas. $$ GMZ011-120745- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 340 PM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft late. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-120745- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 340 PM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TONIGHT...W of 90W, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in SE swell late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N 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...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-120745- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 340 PM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt S of 27N, and W 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-120745- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 340 PM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 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, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .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...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 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-120745- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 340 PM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers N part. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-120745- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 340 PM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except building to 6 to 8 ft N part in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 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. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-120745- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 340 PM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 9 to 11 ft in the late morning and afternoon. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft in N swell. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N to NE swell, subsiding to 5 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-120745- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 340 PM EDT Sun Mar 11 2018 .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. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre