000 FZNT24 KNHC 262043 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 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. GMZ001-270845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Strong high pres ridging extending from the western Atlantic across the eastern and central gulf waters will maintain strong SE return flow through early Thu afternoon. The ridge will weaken starting Thu afternoon as it shifts eastward in response to a cold front that enters the NW Gulf early on Thu. The cold front will reach from SE Louisiana to the far to just south of Tuxpan late Thu afternoon, from the western Florida panhandle to the SW Gulf early on Fri then weaken as it reaches from near Sarasota Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula by Fri night. The front will move slightly south late Fri night before it stalls on Sat and gradually becomes diffuse into Sat night. The front will be preceded by a trough with scattered showers and thunderstorms, and followed by mainly fresh N to NE winds, except for strong NW winds along portions of the Mexican coast adjacent to the SW Gulf on Fri. A trough will develop over the Yucatan peninsula each evening through Fri and shift westward across the SW Gulf during the overnight hours. $$ GMZ011-270845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-270845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ015-270845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-270845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ019-270845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E swell. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ021-270845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 6 to 8 ft Straits of Florida. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 6 to 8 ft Straits of Florida. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-270845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 6 to 8 ft S of 20N W of 95W. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-270845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 443 PM EDT Mon Mar 26 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 7 to 10 ft N of 19N W of 93W. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre