000 FZNT24 KNHC 050808 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 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. GMZ001-052015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends southwest from north Florida to 24N96W then is stalling south to Veracruz Mexico. The front will weaken across the southern gulf waters this afternoon, and then gradually dissipate tonight into Fri. A second cold front will enter the far northwest waters late Fri night, stall from southwest Florida to Veracruz Mexico on Sun, with remnants of the front lifting rapidly northeast on Sun night and Mon as a third cold front reaches the northern coastal waters. 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. $$ GMZ011-052015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-052015- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 2018 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-052015- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-052015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-052015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-052015- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 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 to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. .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. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-052015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-052015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 408 AM EDT Thu Apr 5 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson