000 FZNT24 KNHC 120218 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 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. GMZ001-121430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2020 .SYNOPSIS...The front extends from the Florida Keys to the central Texas coast. The western half of the front is starting to lift northward as a warm front, ahead of a strong cold front that will move off the Texas coast Sun afternoon. This next front will stall from the Florida Big Bend area to the southwest Gulf by early Mon, as another cold front moves off the Texas coast. Strong to possibly severe thunderstorms may precede this reinforcing front as it moves over the northern Gulf. The fronts will merge then continue to slowly drift south, reaching from southwest Florida to near Tampico Mexico through mid-week and from the Florida keys to near 24N90W and the eastern Bay of Campeche Thu. Meanwhile, increasing smoke from agricultural fires in southern Mexico is likely to reduce visibility over the SW Gulf. $$ GMZ011-121430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-121430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft early in the morning. Scattered tstms. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...W of 90W, SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-121430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Numerous showers and strong thunderstorms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-121430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 4 to 6 nm. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 4 to 6 nm. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-121430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-121430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-121430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to S 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 3 to 5 nm. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 3 to 5 nm. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 3 to 5 nm. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-121430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1018 PM EDT Sat Apr 11 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 3 to 5 nm. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 3 to 5 nm. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 3 to 5 nm. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen