000 FZNT24 KNHC 050819 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 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. GMZ001-052030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered over the eastern Gulf will shift eastward to over the western Atlc by Thu as a strong cold front moved across eastern Texas. This front will move over the NW Gulf Thu night, quickly reach from near Cross City, Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico by Fri evening and weaken as it reaches from near Sarasota to near 26N90W and becomes stationary to the SW Gulf. Very strong high pressure in the wake of the front will lead to strong to near gale force north to northeast winds over the waters northwest of the front Fri through Sat. Gale force northwest to north winds are possible over the far western and SW Gulf waters Fri and Fri night. $$ GMZ011-052030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Patchy fog N and W parts. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog N and W parts. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-052030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Areas of dense fog far N part in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-052030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Areas of fog far E part N of 27N. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog far E part N of 27N. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-052030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 97W FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt, except NW to N 30 to 35 kt W of 97W. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 10 to 15 ft W of 97W. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, except NW to N 30 to 35 kt W of 97W diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft, except 10 to 15 ft W of 97W. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-052030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-052030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, except 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 4 to 6 ft Straits of Florida. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .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 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...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-052030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, except NW to N 30 to 35 kt W of 96W. Seas 8 to 11 ft, except 10 to 15 ft W of 96W. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 25 to 35 kt W of 97W early diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ025-052030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 319 AM EST Tue Feb 5 2019 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E 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...NE to 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre