000 FZNT24 KNHC 172048 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 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. GMZ001-180900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will move into the NW Gulf Thu morning. Strong to gale force winds are expected ahead of the front in the northern Gulf zones, with frequent gusts to gale force behind the front across much of the basin. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms will accompany the cold front which will reach from SW Louisiana to S Texas Thu evening, from Mobile, Alabama to the central Bay of Campeche Fri morning, moving SE of the area Fri night. High pres will build in from the W in the wake of the front this weekend with return flow expected by early next week. $$ GMZ011-180900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. .THU...S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force in the late evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-180900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W increasing to 25 to 35 kt late, and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 25 to 35 kt W of 90W, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force behind front. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-180900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in NE swell early in the morning. .FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force behind front. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in S swell. .SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-180900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force behind front. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell early in the morning. .FRI...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-180900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Frequent gusts to gale force in the morning. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-180900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-180900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-180900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 448 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the late morning and afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in NE swell in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 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. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky