000 FZNT24 KNHC 040810 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 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. GMZ001-042015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 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 across the northern coastal plains is retracting east ahead of cold front moving into the northwest gulf waters. The front will dissect the gulf waters from the Florida Big Bend to the Bay of Campeche this evening, 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, extend east to west across the northern waters on Sat, and stall from the Florida Big bend to Veracruz Mexico on Sun. $$ GMZ011-042015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt becoming NE winds 20 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Local visibility 3 to 5 nm in fog E of front. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-042015- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TODAY...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 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. .TONIGHT...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 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 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-042015- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-042015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE 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 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. $$ GMZ019-042015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-042015- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...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 2 to 4 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. $$ GMZ023-042015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-042015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 410 AM EDT Wed Apr 4 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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 to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson