000 FZNT24 KNHC 161510 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 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. GMZ001-170315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure in the northern Gulf will shift slowly eastward through Thu ahead of a cold front that will move into the NW Gulf Thu morning. The front will reach from SE Louisiana to the central Bay of Campeche Thu night, from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan Peninsula Fri, then move SE of the area Fri night. Strong to near gale force winds and building seas are expected ahead and behind the front. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms, some with strong gusty winds, are likely to accompany the front. $$ GMZ011-170315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ013-170315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 90W, and 3 ft or less elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. W of 90W, seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-170315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-170315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. .FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-170315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-170315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E 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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-170315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-170315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1110 AM EDT Tue Apr 16 2019 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR