000 FZNT24 KNHC 170829 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 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. GMZ001-172030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS...The ridge over the northern Gulf will shift east Sun night ahead of a cold front moving off the Texas coast Mon. The front will extend from the Florida Big Bend area to Veracruz Mexico early Tue, just as a reinforcing push of cold air moves off the Texas coast. The reinforcing front overtakes the first front late Tue, accompanied by strong winds and building seas over the northern Gulf. The merged front sweeps southeast of the Gulf by early Wed. Winds and seas diminish across the Gulf through late Wed as high pressure follows the front across the northern Gulf. $$ GMZ011-172030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog early. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-172030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-172030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ017-172030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-172030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-172030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft early in the morning. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ023-172030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-172030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 429 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen