000 FZNT24 KNHC 290831 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 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. GMZ001-292045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front will stall along 27N through early Sat. Strengthening high pressure will build S across the northern Gulf waters late in the weekend with locally strong NE flow across the NE waters on Mon and Tue. A thermal trough will develop each evening over the NW Yucatan Peninsula, move W overnight, and merge into a broad area of persistent low pressure over the SW Gulf waters. $$ GMZ011-292045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-292045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ015-292045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ017-292045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-292045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-292045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ023-292045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, except NW 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 6 to 8 ft S of 21N W of 95W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, except NW 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 6 to 8 ft S of 21N W of 95W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-292045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 431 AM EDT Fri Sep 29 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky