000 FZNT24 KNHC 310216 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 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. GMZ001-311430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front from Port of Tampa to the Bay of Campeche will stall from southwest Florida to Bay of Campeche on Sat afternoon. Remnants of the front will drift west and gradually dissipate through Sun. A thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon, drift west across the eastern Bay of Campeche during the overnight hours, and dissipate over the southwest gulf waters by late each morning. A weak cold front will move into the northwest gulf waters on Wed morning and weaken across the central waters on Wed night. $$ GMZ011-311430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-311430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-311430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-311430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-311430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-311430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-311430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ025-311430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1016 PM EDT Fri Mar 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson