000 FZNT24 KNHC 151517 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 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. GMZ001-160315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from the FL Panhandle to 28N90W to 24N95W to 20N96.5W. A surface ridge is building to the north of the front, from Texas to the coastal plains of Mexico. The front will reach from the SW Florida coast near 27N to 23N90W to 18.5N93.5W on Saturday morning, and then become stationary and remain along more or less the same positions by Sunday morning and continuing all day on Sunday. Expect gale-force winds this evening near Veracruz, Mexico and in the adjacent waters of Tampico Mexico. Strong to near gale-force winds will follow the front, elsewhere. The front will push south as a cold front on Monday, and become stationary for a second time, across the lower Straits of Florida, or across northern Cuba and west southwestward to the northern and western sections of the Yucatan Peninsula through Tuesday night. A surface trough will set up from northwest to southeast in the SW Gulf of Mexico, on Sunday, and weaken from Monday through Tuesday. $$ GMZ011-160315-NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-160315-N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary-1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-160315-NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W-1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-160315-W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell, building to 8 to 12 ft in NE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S of 23N W of 96W, N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Isolated showers. .SUN...N to 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 winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-160315-Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...S of 24N, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt towards evening. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt towards evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ021-160315-E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Straits of Florida, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ023-160315-SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell towards evening. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ025-160315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1108 AM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell early in the morning. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster MT