000 FZNT24 KNHC 070828 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 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. GMZ001-072030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered over the western Atlantic and NE Gulf will maintain southerly return flow over the basin through this afternoon. A cold front will reach to just inland the Texas coast this afternoon, then extend from southwestern Louisiana to northeastern Mexico this evening, from near Destin, Florida to 26N90W to 24N96W and stationary to near 21N97W early Fri, and weaken as it reaches from near Tampa, Florida to 26N90W and stationary to 24N96W and to 19N96W by Fri evening. The front will weaken further becoming diffuse by late Sat night. A tight pressure gradient between the front and strong high pressure that will build across the region in its wake will bring the possibility for gale force northwest to north winds across the offshore of Mexico in the W central and SW Gulf Fri afternoon into early Sat. Strong to near gale force winds, with possible occasional gusts to gale force will be possible elsewhere over the western Gulf waters tonight into early Fri. High pressure that will shift eastward to the central Atlantic next week will again allow for return flow to return to most of the basin. $$ GMZ011-072030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. Isolated and thunderstorms till late evening. .FRI...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-072030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE to S 15 to 20 kt late in the evening, then becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...W of 90W, NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-072030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt NW part behind front. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft NW part behind front. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt W of line from 27N84W to 25N86W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-072030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019 ...GALE WARNING W OF 97W... .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, except W of 97W NW to N 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except W of 97W 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, except W of 97W NW to N 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-072030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 6 to 8 ft E of 89W. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-072030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-072030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SAT... .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except W of 96W NW to N 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except W of 96W 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except W of 96W 25 to 35 kt early diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except W of 96W 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, except W of 96W NW to N 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except W of 96W 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, except W of 96W NW to N 15 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except W of 96W 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-072030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 328 AM EST Thu Feb 7 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre