000 FZNT24 KNHC 011946 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 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. GMZ001-020800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pres ridging extending from the Atlantic westward to across the northern gulf will begin to weaken and slide eastward on Mon night in response to a cold front that will move across Texas. This cold front will reach the Texas coast late Tue night, and move across the NW gulf during Wed morning, reach from N-central Florida to near 25N90W and to near Veracruz Mexico by Wed evening, then weaken across the southern gulf waters on Thu and dissipate Thu night. Fresh to strong NE winds will follow in behind the front becoming mainly moderate to fresh NE to E winds on Thu and Thu night as high pres ridging over the northern gulf slides eastward. Return southerly flow of SE to S moderate to fresh winds develop over the western gulf from late Thu night through Fri night as the ridging continues to shift eastward. A thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula during the afternoons, drift west across the eastern Bay of Campeche during the overnight hours, and dissipate over the SW gulf by late each morning through Fri followed by fresh to strong E to SE winds Mon and Tue. $$ GMZ011-020800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-020800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 2018 .TONIGHT...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 W of 90W, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-020800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-020800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 2018 .TONIGHT...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 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except N 25 to 30 kt W of 97W. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 7 to 9 ft W of 97W. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, except 15 to 20 kt W of 97W early. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft W of 97W. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-020800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt S of 22.5N E of 89W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft S of 22.5N E of 89W. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-020800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-020800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-020800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 346 PM EDT Sun Apr 1 2018 .TONIGHT...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...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except NE to 20 to 25 kt E of 92W. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE to S 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, except 15 to 20 kt E of 91W and E 20 to 25 kt along the coast of the northern Yucatan Peninsula. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 4 to 6 ft E of 91W. .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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre