000 FZNT24 KNHC 120800 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 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. GMZ001-122000- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A warm front is moving northward over the north central and northwest Gulf, followed by fresh to strong southerly winds. The front will move north of the area this morning ahead of a cold front expected to move off the Texas coast this afternoon. The cold 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. $$ GMZ011-122000- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. Areas of fog this morning reducing visibilty to 2 to 4 nm. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered to numerous tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-122000- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 .TODAY...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered tstms. Areas of fog this morning reducing visibilty to 2 to 4 nm. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered to numerous tstms. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-122000- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-122000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-122000- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-122000- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-122000- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 4 to 6 nm. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 3 to 5 nm. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-122000- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 400 AM EDT Sun Apr 12 2020 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 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 winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .THU...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen