000 FZNT24 KNHC 302037 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 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. GMZ001-310845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019 .SYNOPSIS...High pres over the northern Gulf will shift E today ahead of a cold front moving off the Texas coast this evening. The front is forecast to reach a position from Panama City to 27N90W to Tampico, Mexico near 22N97W by Sun morning, then stall just S of Tampa Bay to 25N90W to the central Bay of Campeche by Mon morning. Strong to near gale force N winds and building seas will follow the front over the western Gulf on Sun. Winds will reach minimal gale force near Tampico Sun and near Veracruz Sun night. Winds and seas will gradually diminish through Tue exits to the SE. $$ GMZ011-310845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-310845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019 .TONIGHT...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-310845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late in the evening, then, shifting to N to NE late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-310845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUN AND SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W of 96W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W of 96W, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N 25 to 35 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in E swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 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 swell, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft late in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-310845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 24N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-310845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NW to N swell. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-310845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell late in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S of 20N and W of 95W NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-310845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 437 PM EDT Sat Mar 30 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft early in the morning. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE 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 CAM