000 FZNT24 KNHC 281849 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 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. GMZ001-290700- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure extending south-southwest from the eastern U.S. to the eastern and central Gulf will shift eastward through Wed in response to an approaching cold front. This cold front will move into the NW Gulf Wed afternoon, reach from New Orleans to near 26N93W and to northeastern Mexico Wed evening, and from the Florida Big region to near 25N89W and to the SW Gulf Thu morning. The front will weaken as it reaches from SW Florida to near 23.5N90W to western Bay of Campeche Fri morning, then reach from NW Cuba to just offshore of the Yucatan Peninsula Sat morning. A squall line with strong to possibly severe thunderstorms is likely to precede this front across the NW Gulf and portions of the north-central Gulf early on Wed. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front the front afterwards. High pressure will settle into the NE Gulf behind the front Fri night through Sun. $$ GMZ011-290700- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in SE swell in the afternoon. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, some strong to severe. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-290700- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...W of 90W, NW to N winds 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas in mixed swell. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-290700- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, becoming scattered in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in mixed SE and NW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-290700- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020 .TONIGHT...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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-290700- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke S of 23N. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke S of 23N. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-290700- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. 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. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-290700- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-290700- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 249 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. .WED...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 winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre