000 FZNT24 KNHC 062005 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 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. GMZ001-070815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pres over the area will continue to weaken through early Sat while it shifts eastward in response to a cold front that approaches the area. This cold front will move across the NW Gulf on Sat, then become stationary and weaken from near Fort Myers Florida to Veracruz Mexico on Sun. A second cold front will reach the northern gulf Mon night, then extend from near Ft Myers FL to the Yucatan Peninsula Tue night, and weaken as it reaches to just southeast of the gulf by late Wed. Relatively weak high pres will build from W to E across the area behind the front. A thermal trough will develop during the period over the Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon, and move westward across the SW gulf during the overnight hours before dissipating in the late mornings. $$ GMZ011-070815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, then, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-070815- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and SW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N to NE late. W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-070815- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-070815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 96W, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-070815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in mixed NE and SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-070815- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-070815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-070815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 405 PM EDT Fri Apr 6 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre