000 FZNT24 KNHC 271416 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 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. GMZ001-280230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front along the NW coast of Cuba to 23N87W and to the eastern Bay of Campeche will slowly move southward across the eastern Gulf and exiting the SE waters this afternoon. Another cold front will move into the northern Gulf Wed evening, and reach from the Florida Big Bend to northeastern Mexico Thu morning. The western part of the front will become stationary and weaken through late Thu night, while the rest of the front will weaken as it exits the SE Gulf late Fri. Weak high pressure will build across the area in the wake of this front. $$ GMZ011-280230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in SE swell. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-280230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-280230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-280230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 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...NE to E 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 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-280230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers SE part. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers SE part. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers E part. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-280230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-280230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 95W. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 95W. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-280230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1016 AM EDT Mon Apr 27 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre