000 FZNT24 KNHC 080258 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1058 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. GMZ001-081500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1058 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from the Florida Panhandle to the north-central Gulf near 28N90W to Tampico, Mexico is forecast to stall from Tampa Bay to the SW Gulf near Veracruz, Mexico Sun morning. The front will then weaken from near Sarasota, Florida to the NW Gulf on Sun night. A second cold front will reach SE Louisiana on Mon evening. A weak low pressure is forecast to develop along the frontal boundary near 29N86W on Tue, which is forecast to move NE toward the western Atlantic Ocean on Wed. This will drag the cold front towards South Florida Wed morning. Relatively weak high pres will build in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ011-081500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1058 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-081500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1058 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...W of 90W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ015-081500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1058 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-081500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1058 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .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 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. $$ GMZ019-081500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1058 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-081500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1058 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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 to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting 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 to E 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. $$ GMZ023-081500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1058 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-081500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1058 PM EDT Sat Apr 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the late morning and early afternoon, then, building to 2 to 4 ft late in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Ramos