000 FZNT24 KNHC 192001 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 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. GMZ001-200815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front moving slowly east across the northwest gulf waters will accelerate east this evening reaching from the Florida Big Bend area to northeast Mexico late tonight, then stall from southwest Florida to northeast Mexico on Fri. Remnants of the front will lift north as a warm front on Sat ahead of a second cold front reaching the Texas coast late Sat night. This second, convective cold front will reach from the Mississippi Delta to the Bay of Campeche late Sun, and from Tampa Bay to the Yucatan Peninsula late Mon. The then weakening cold front will move southeast of the area late Tue. $$ GMZ011-200815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-200815- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S 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...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-200815- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 2018 .TONIGHT...S of 27N, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-200815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-200815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-200815- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-200815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-200815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 401 PM EDT Thu Apr 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to 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...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Nelson