000 FZNT24 KNHC 130303 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 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. GMZ001-131515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extending from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche will quickly move across the remainder of the basin overnight, then stall and dissipate from Straits of Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula on Wed. Gale force winds are still expected tonight in the SW Gulf behind the front with seas building around 10 ft. Southerly return flow will prevail across the Gulf region Thu through Sat. The next cold front is forecast to move across the Gulf waters on Sun. $$ GMZ011-131515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 2019 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. $$ GMZ013-131515- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 2019 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-131515- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 2019 .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt, then, shifting to N 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt, shifting to E less than 5 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-131515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 2019 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-131515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 2019 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-131515- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 2019 .OVERNIGHT...Straits of Florida, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...Straits of Florida, W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-131515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-131515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1003 PM EST Tue Feb 12 2019 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster GR