000 FZNT24 KNHC 180845 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 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. GMZ001-182045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh SE flow will set up across the western Gulf today ahead of a cold front forecast to reach the coast of Texas tonight. This front will stall from SE Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico by Mon night. Then, a reinforcing cold front will move off the Texas coast early Tue, merging with the stationary front, then reaching from the Florida panhandle to Veracruz, Mexico Tue night. The western portion will stall Tue night and then drift northwest through midweek. The eastern portion will continue SE, reaching from S Florida to the central Gulf by late Wed. $$ GMZ011-182045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ013-182045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-182045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-182045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 5 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ019-182045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ021-182045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...N to 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 winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-182045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-182045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 345 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Latto