000 FZNT24 KNHC 170838 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 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. GMZ001-172045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near Naples, Florida to 23N89W, then becomes stationary to low pressure near 22N94W 1017 mb. A stationary front extends from the low to just inland the coast of Mexico at 19N91W. High pressure is present to the northwest and north of the fronts. The gradient between the front and high pressure across Texas and eastern Mexico, will support strong to near gale force northwest to north winds behind the stationary front and west of 94W through early Mon evening, then diminish to strong speeds through Tue night. Strong northeast to east winds will cover just about the entire Gulf on Mon and through Tue. The cold front will reach from near 26N81W to 25N86W and stationary to 22N95W and to 18N93W by early this evening and continue to push southward through Tue as it moves over northwestern Cuba through and become stationary on Wed. $$ GMZ011-172045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-172045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 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 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-172045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of rain. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-172045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-172045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-172045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt Straits of Florida, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt Straits of Florida, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-172045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2019 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Areas of rain with scattered showers. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Isolated showers. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-172045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 438 AM EDT Sun Mar 17 2019 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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 NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E 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 9 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre