000 FZNT24 KNHC 131412 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL Issued by National Weather Service OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 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. GMZ001-140215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front has exited the southern portion of the basin, except over the E Bay of Campeche. Strong northerly winds in the wake of the front will diminish from the NW today. A ridge will extend from NE Texas to the Straits of Florida Tue, then high pres will shift over the NE Gulf Thu through Fri, then east of the basin Sat. $$ GMZ011-140215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-140215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-140215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-140215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-140215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-140215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ023-140215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-140215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1012 AM EDT Tue Mar 13 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 6 to 10 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Musonda OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER