000 FZNT24 KNHC 150221 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 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. GMZ001-151430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Winds reaching minimal gale force winds are ongoing along the coast of Veracruz Mexico following a late season cold front extending from Mobile Bay to the southwest Gulf near 18N94W. Gales will diminish overnight as the front shifts east. The front sweeps southeast of the Gulf through tonight. Winds and seas diminish into Mon as high pressure builds across the basin and persists through mid week. A weaker cold front is forecast to stall and dissipate over the northern Gulf Thu. $$ GMZ011-151430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft in SE swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 6 ft in E swell. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-151430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in SE swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to 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 to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ015-151430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft in S swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in SW swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 1 to 3 ft late. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-151430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 .OVERNIGHT...W of 96W, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft in E swell. .SUN...W of 96W, N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 12 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and E 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-151430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 11 to 13 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in SE swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-151430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W late in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE 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. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ023-151430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 10 to 14 ft. NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-151430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1021 PM EDT Sat Apr 14 2018 .OVERNIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E to SE swell, building to 11 to 13 ft in NE to E swell late. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft in N swell. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E 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 Christensen