000 FZNT24 KNHC 182111 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 411 PM 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. GMZ001-190915- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 411 PM 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. $$ GMZ011-190915- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 411 PM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E late in the evening, then, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-190915- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 411 PM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and NE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and NE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to 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...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-190915- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 411 PM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-190915- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 411 PM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and SE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-190915- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 411 PM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-190915- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 411 PM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-190915- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 411 PM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-190915- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 411 PM EST Sun Nov 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 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...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Ramos