000 FZNT24 KNHC 241913 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 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. GMZ001-250715- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will prevail over much of the forecast waters through Tue. A trough will develop over the Yucatan peninsula each evening and shift westward across the southwest Gulf during the overnight hours. A cold front is expected to move into the NW Gulf late Wed night into Thu, and slowly reach from south central Louisiana to the southwest gulf by Thu night. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely with this front. $$ GMZ011-250715- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in SE swell. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-250715- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-250715- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-250715- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-250715- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-250715- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-250715- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ025-250715- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 313 PM EDT Sat Mar 24 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre