000 FZNT24 KNHC 291823 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 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. GMZ001-300630- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the northwest gulf extends a ridge southeastward to the Straits of Florida, while a dry cold front has pushed southward to over the far northern gulf E of 91W. The cold front will dissipate tonight or early Mon as it continues to move south. The high pressure will track northeastward and inland today, then move east off the Georgia coast on Mon with the ridge extending west-southwest across the northern gulf waters through Thu. A weak surface trough will move off the Florida W coast tonight and across the eastern gulf Mon. The trough will be followed by moderate to locally fresh E to SE winds through Tue as it becomes diffuse over the north-central gulf. Fresh to strong NE to E winds will develop over the far southeastern gulf and Straits of Florida beginning Tue, and continue through early Thu as strong high pressure builds southeastward over the western Atlantic. $$ GMZ011-300630- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-300630- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-300630- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 2018 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-300630- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-300630- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-300630- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt E of 84W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft E of 84W. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt E of 84W. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 5 to 8 ft E of 84W. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt E of 84W. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 5 to 8 ft E of 84W. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt E of 84W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft E of 84W. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt E of 84W early diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft E of 84W. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft Straits of Florida. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-300630- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-300630- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 223 PM EDT Sun Apr 29 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 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. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre