000 FZNT24 KNHC 171858 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 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. GMZ001-180700- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the north central Gulf will shift eastward to the NE Gulf Wed and weaken in response to a cold front that will move over the northern gulf waters Thu. The front will stall from southwest Florida to south Texas Fri, before lifting back north as a warm front Sat ahead of yet another cold front that will move across Texas. This front is expected to move across the NW Gulf, and reach from near the western Florida panhandle to the SW Gulf Sun night. A warm front will extend out ahead this front across the eastern gulf. $$ GMZ011-180700- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-180700- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-180700- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-180700- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-180700- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-180700- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ023-180700- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ025-180700- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 258 PM EDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre