000 FZNT24 KNHC 201057 AAA OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico...Updated NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 Updated synopsis for cold front 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. GMZ001-201900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from Cape San Blas in the Florida panhandle to just south of the Mississippi Delta and west-northwest from there to just east of Galveston, Texas. A squall line with very active thunderstorms is racing southeastward ahead of it. The cold front will reach the east- central Gulf this afternoon while weakening, with fresh to strong southerly winds ahead of it diminishing to mainly fresh speeds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms with the preceding squall line will continue southeastward to the east-central Gulf this morning. Fresh to strong southerly winds ahead of the front will diminish to mainly fresh speeds this afternoon. The next cold front is forecast to approach the NW Gulf Wed night into Thu morning. Fresh to strong winds are forecast to develop ahead of the front over the western half of the Gulf by Tue night. The front will reach from near Cross City, Florida to 28N90W by Fri morning. Otherwise, smoke from agricultural fires in southern Mexico could reduce visibility in the SW Gulf. $$ GMZ011-201900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 .TODAY...Varible winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-201900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...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...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-201900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 .TODAY...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-201900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 .TODAY....NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-201900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-201900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-201900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E early in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-201900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 657 AM EDT Mon Apr 20 2020 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre