000 FZNT24 KNHC 291445 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 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. GMZ001-300245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered NE of the northern Bahamas ridging into the east Gulf will maintain fresh to strong SE return flow through early this afternoon. A cold front from the coast of Louisiana to inland NE Mexico will extend from the big bend of Florida to Veracruz Mexico Fri morning. The front will stall and weaken from central Florida to the Bay of Campeche on Sat. Fresh to near gale force NW winds are expected in the western Bay of Campeche tonight through Sat morning. $$ GMZ011-300245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 2018 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-300245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 2018 .TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W early in the morning. Seas 5 to 8 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-300245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE swell. .FRI...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-300245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 2018 .TODAY...W of 96W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in E swell. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-300245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-300245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-300245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 2018 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W 15 to 20 kt early in the afternoon, then, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt towards evening. Elsewhere, SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt towards evening. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-300245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1045 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt towards evening. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. $$ Forecaster Ramos