000 FZNT24 KNHC 131430 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1030 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. GMZ001-140230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1030 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 late 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 will diminish from west to east through Mon as high pressure builds across the northern Gulf in the wake of the front through Tue. $$ GMZ011-140230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1030 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-140230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1030 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...W of 90W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-140230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1030 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ017-140230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1030 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...W of 96W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt, then, shifting to NW to N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt, then, shifting to NW. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-140230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1030 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-140230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1030 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 winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-140230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1030 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-140230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1030 AM EDT Fri Apr 13 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Elsewhere, 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. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 5 to 8 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE, then, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 1 to 3 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW, then, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft late. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling