000 FZNT24 KNHC 030806 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 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. GMZ001-032015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 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 will retract east today ahead of a cold front moving into the northwest gulf waters late tonight. 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. Another cold front will enter the far northwest waters late Fri night and stall east to west across the northern waters on Sat. $$ GMZ011-032015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-032015- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE 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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-032015- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 3 to 6 ft early in the morning. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ017-032015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-032015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-032015- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE to E 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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-032015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-032015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 406 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 3 to 6 ft early in the morning. .THU...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. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson