000 FZNT24 KNHC 130740 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 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. GMZ001-131945- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate E to SE flow across the Gulf will become fresh to strong today ahead of a late season cold front moving off the Texas coast tonight. Strong northerly winds will follow the front, reaching gale force off Tampico and Veracruz by late Sat as the front reaches from western Florida Panhandle to the northwest Yucatan peninsula. The front will sweep the southeast Gulf by late Sun. Winds and seas diminishing from west to east through Mon as high pressure builds across the northern Gulf in the wake of the front through Tue. $$ GMZ011-131945- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt late in the morning, then, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-131945- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and SE to S 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 8 to 10 ft in S swell. Scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-131945- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in W swell. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in W swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-131945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT EVENING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 25 to 30 kt early in the afternoon, then, shifting to NW to N late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in SE swell late in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S of 23N N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. N of 23N N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-131945- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW early in the morning. Seas 8 to 10 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NW swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-131945- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft in NW swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-131945- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Elsewhere NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-131945- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 340 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the late evening and early morning, then, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late in the evening, then, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 10 ft early in the morning. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen