000 FZNT24 KNHC 140226 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 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. GMZ001-141430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019 .SYNOPSIS...High pres will prevail over the forecast waters through Thu. The next cold front will enter the NW Gulf on Thu morning and reach from near Cross City, Florida to the Bay of Campeche early on Sat. The front will then stall from South Florida to the Bay of Campeche by Sat night. Gale force winds are expected to develop over the waters near Tampico and Veracruz on Fri evening through Sat. The front will exit the SE Gulf on Sun morning leaving a surface trough over the SW gulf with strong to near gale force winds prevailing through Sun night. $$ GMZ011-141430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-141430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-141430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-141430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt W of 96W, and SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...Within 90 nm E of Tamaulipas N to NE winds 25 to 35 kt, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ019-141430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. S of 24N, seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ021-141430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-141430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Within 90 nm E of Veracruz N winds 25 to 35 kt, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...Within 90 nm E of Veracruz N winds 25 to 35 kt, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ025-141430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1026 PM EDT Wed Mar 13 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA