000 FZNT24 KNHC 271508 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 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. GMZ001-280315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 .SYNOPSIS...An old frontal boundary extending from central Florida across the northern Gulf waters to the coast of Texas near 28N96W will weaken and drift northward through Thu. Areas of dense fog will prevail across NW and N central portions of the Gulf through this morning, and then again tonight. Weak high pres will then dominate the Gulf through Sun. Fresh to locally strong return flow will develop Sat night and Sun across the W Gulf ahead of the next cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf Sun afternoon. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas will follow the front. $$ GMZ011-280315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. $$ GMZ013-280315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S 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 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. $$ GMZ015-280315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NW to N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW to N, then, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-280315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-280315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-280315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-280315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-280315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1008 AM EST Wed Feb 27 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR