000 FZNT24 KNHC 161449 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 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. GMZ001-170300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from Cross City, Florida to 26N90W and to 23N94W, where it becomes stationary to 18N94W. The gradient between it and high pressure building southward across Texas and eastern Mexico will support strong to minimal gale force northwest to north winds behind the front into early this afternoon as the cold front reaches from near Tampa Bay, Florida to 25N90W and to 23N94W and stationary to 18N94W. The cold front will reach from reach from SW Florida by late tonight and to 23N89W and to 22N93W, where it will continue as stationary to 18.5N93W. The cold front will push southward some more reaching the Straits of Florida late Sun into Mon, while the stationary part weakens. The cold front will again become stationary on Tue along the northwest coast of Cuba and lower Straits of Florida, southwestward to along or just offshore the northern and northwest coast of the Yucatan Peninsula through early on Wed. $$ GMZ011-170300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-170300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-170300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-170300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-170300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-170300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 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 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-170300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N swell. .TONIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Mexico, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in N swell. .SUN...Within 90 nm of coast of Mexico, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft in N swell. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...Within 90 nm of coast of Mexico, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...S of 21N within 90 nm of coast of Mexico, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N within 90 nm of coast of Mexico, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S of 21N within 90 nm of coast of Mexico, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-170300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1049 AM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster MT