000 FZNT24 KNHC 211418 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 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. GMZ001-220230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends west from Tampa Bay Florida to 26N90W then transitions to a northward moving warm front that continues northwest to the northeast Texas coast, with fresh to locally strong easterly flow north of the fronts. The stationary front will begin to move north tonight as well ahead of a new cold front reaching the Texas coast around sunrise on Sun preceded by a pre-frontal squall line. The cold front will reach from the Mississippi Delta to the Bay of Campeche on Sun night, from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan Peninsula on Mon night, then slow somewhat on Tue passing through the Straits of Florida late Wed. $$ GMZ011-220230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-220230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 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...W to NW 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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-220230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-220230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-220230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-220230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-220230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-220230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1018 AM EDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E 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. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson