000 FZNT24 KNHC 032028 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 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. GMZ001-040830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A NW to SE trough will meander across the far SW Gulf through Fri night. Fresh to strong easterly winds will dominate the basin through Thu, then the pressure gradient will relax as a broad inverted trough develops across the eastern Gulf of Mexico. This trough will move W reaching the central gulf waters by early Sat. A surface low, possibly a tropical cyclone will move N along the trough on Sat and Sun. $$ GMZ011-040830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ013-040830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-040830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...NE to E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ017-040830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-040830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-040830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-040830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-040830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 428 PM EDT Tue Oct 3 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Nelson