000 FZNT24 KNHC 162103 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 503 PM 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. GMZ001-170915- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 503 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A stalling cold front extends from the W Florida coast near 27N, to 22N94.5W to 18N93W. The pressure gradient between the front and high pressure building southward across Texas and eastern Mexico will support strong to near gale force northwest to north winds behind the front and west of 95W through late Mon. The portion of the front east of 90W will begin to sink slowly southward, reaching the Straits of Florida late Sun into Mon, while the stationary part weakens. The cold front will then become stationary again on Tue, from the NW coast of Cuba and the lower Straits of Florida, southwestward to along or just offshore the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula through early Wed. $$ GMZ011-170915- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 503 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-170915- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 503 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .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. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-170915- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 503 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-170915- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 503 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-170915- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 503 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-170915- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 503 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Straits of Florida, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-170915- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 503 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-170915- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 503 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 2019 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...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 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling