000 FZNT24 KNHC 031915 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 315 PM 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. GMZ001-040715- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 315 PM 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 afternoon 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 evening and stall east to west across the northern waters Sun morning. $$ GMZ011-040715- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 315 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 20 to 30 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-040715- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 315 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W of 90W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 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...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-040715- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 315 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-040715- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 315 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...W of 96W, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NE swell. .THU...E to SE 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 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-040715- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 315 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-040715- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 315 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .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 3 to 5 ft in the late morning and 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 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ023-040715- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 315 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-040715- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 315 PM EDT Tue Apr 3 2018 .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. .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 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. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Ramos