000 FZNT24 KNHC 160129 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 929 PM 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. GMZ001-161330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 929 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from the FL Panhandle to 26N90W to 22N95W to 18N94W. A surface ridge building south across Texas and eastern Mexico will support strong to gale force winds behind the front this evening through tonight. The front will reach from the Florida W coast near 27.5N to 23N95W to E Bay of Campeche Sat morning, then become stationary and meander through Sun. The front will push south as a cold front on Mon, and become stationary for a second time, along the NW coast of Cuba extending west southwestward to just offshore of the Yucatan Peninsula through Tuesday night. $$ GMZ011-161330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 929 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-161330- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 929 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt W of 90W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .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 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 to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-161330- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 929 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-161330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 929 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to 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 N to NE 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. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ019-161330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 929 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ021-161330- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 929 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 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. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-161330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 929 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ025-161330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 929 PM EDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. .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 swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling