000 FZNT24 KNHC 020802 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 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. GMZ001-022015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 2018 .SYNOPSIS...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 southwest gulf waters by late each morning. An east to west ridge meandering across the northern coastal plains today will retract east on Tue ahead of a cold front moving into the northwest gulf waters on Tue night. The front will dissect the gulf waters from the Florida Big Bend to Veracruz Mexico on Wed, then weaken across the southern gulf waters on Thu, and then gradually dissipate on Thu night into Fri. $$ GMZ011-022015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-022015- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-022015- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft early in the morning. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ017-022015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-022015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-022015- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-022015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-022015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 402 AM EDT Mon Apr 2 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson