000 FZNT24 KNHC 071958 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 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. GMZ001-080800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front has reached the NW Gulf, and will extend from the Florida Panhandle to the north-central Gulf near 28N90W to Tampico, Mexico this evening, and from Tampa Bay to the SW Gulf near Veracruz, Mexico by Sun morning. Then, the front will become nearly stationary and weaken from near Sarasota Florida to Tampico, Mexico on Sun night. A second cold front will reach SE Louisiana on Mon, and move across across the northern Gulf waters on Tue. A weak low pressure is forecast to develop along the frontal boundary near 29N86W on Tue, and will move NE across the Florida Peninsula toward the western Atlantic Ocean on Wed, dragging the cold front. It is forecast to reach from near Tampa Bay to Tuxpan, Mexico by Tue evening, from SW Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico by Wed morning, and weaken as it reaches farther south in the southeast Gulf late Wed night. Relatively weak high pres will build in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ011-080800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-080800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-080800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-080800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .TONIGHT...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-080800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-080800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .TONIGHT...S to 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 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-080800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-080800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 358 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft, then, building to 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster GR