000 FZNT24 KNHC 190248 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 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. GMZ001-191500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge over the northern Gulf will shift E through tonight 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. $$ GMZ011-191500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-191500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-191500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NW swell. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-191500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft early in the morning. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 3 to 6 ft late in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-191500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-191500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-191500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the late morning and afternoon. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-191500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1048 PM EDT Sun Mar 18 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the late morning and afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen