000 FZNT24 KNHC 311936 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 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. GMZ001-010745- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from Naples southwestward 25N86W to 23N89W and to the eastern Bay of Campeche. High pressure is present to the northwest of the frontal boundary. The front will weaken tonight into early Sun. Its remnants will drift back to the west across the eastern gulf on Sun, and dissipate by late morning on Mon. The Yucatan Peninsula thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon through Thu, drift westward across the eastern Bay of Campeche during the overnight hours, and dissipate over the SW gulf by late each morning. The high pressure will weaken and begin to shift eastward on Mon in response to the next cold front forecast to approach the area. This next cold front will move over the NW gulf on Wed morning, reach from the Florida Big Bend region to near 24N91W and become stationary to the Bay of Campeche Wed night. It will weaken as it reaches from S Florida to the south-central waters and to the SW waters on Thu. Fresh to locally strong N to NE winds will follow in behind the front through Wed night. $$ GMZ011-010745- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-010745- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to 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 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 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-010745- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-010745- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-010745- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 91W. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms E of 91W. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-010745- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .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 4 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 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-010745- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ025-010745- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 336 PM EDT Sat Mar 31 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre