000 FZNT24 KNHC 102032 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 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. GMZ001-110830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary from weak 1020 mb low pres off the Texas coast near 28N95.5W to 22N96W to the central Bay of Campeche near 18N94W will weaken through tonight. High pres builds across the northern Gulf coast Mon shifting E ahead of a cold front entering the NW Gulf early Tue. Strong to near gale force winds will follow the front Tue into early Wed possibly reaching gale force off Veracruz, Mexico Tue night. Winds will then diminish starting Wed afternoon as the front pushes SE of the basin. High pres and return flow will prevail across the basin Thu and Thu night. Another cold front may move across the basin Fri and Fri night. $$ GMZ011-110830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 2019 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W behind front. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-110830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 2019 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W of 90W, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N behind front. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-110830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-110830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 2019 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft behind front. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-110830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt behind front. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W 20 to 25 kt early in the afternoon, then, shifting to NW to N behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-110830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt behind front. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE 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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-110830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 2019 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt behind front, then, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft late in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-110830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 330 PM EST Sun Feb 10 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt behind front. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky