000 FZNT24 KNHC 031406 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1006 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. GMZ001-040215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1006 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. Surface ridging anchored over NW Atlc waters will move east ahead of a cold front moving into the northwest gulf waters late tonight. The front will extend from the Florida Big Bend to Tampico, Mexico on Wed evening then stall from central Florida to Veracruz Thu morning while weakening. The front if forecast to gradually dissipate Thu night into Fri. A new cold front will enter the far northwest waters Sat afternoon and stall east to west across the northern waters early Sun. $$ GMZ011-040215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1006 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-040215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1006 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, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-040215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1006 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S of 27N, E winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ017-040215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1006 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 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 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-040215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1006 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-040215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1006 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late in the afternoon. 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 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 winds 10 to 15 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. $$ GMZ023-040215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1006 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-040215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1006 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 towards evening. 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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. 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 15 to 20 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 Ramos