000 FZNT24 KNHC 050247 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 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. GMZ001-051500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A slow-moving cold front extending from SW Louisiana to near Brownsville, Texas will drift SE overnight, then stall and weaken over the northern Gulf Sun into Sun night. Expect strong winds with minimal gale force gusts across the NW Gulf overnight behind the front. High pressure will build over the SW N Atlantic early next week, with a ridge expected to extend westward across the eastern Gulf. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse each evening north and west of the Yucatan Peninsula. Looking ahead, another cold front may move into the NW Gulf late Thu night. $$ GMZ011-051500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas building to 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, increasing to N 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft early in the morning. $$ GMZ013-051500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...W of 90W, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-051500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-051500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...W of 96W, NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. $$ GMZ019-051500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-051500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Straits of Florida, SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-051500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt early in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Elsewhere, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-051500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1047 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster B Reinhart