000 FZNT24 KNHC 210154 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 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. GMZ001-211400- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will continue to extend from the Mid- Atlantic states southwestward to the northern Gulf of Mexico waters through Sunday night, as a cold front moves off the Texas coast. Fresh E winds in the northern Gulf waters will become SE across the NW Gulf waters this morning, continue through Saturday, then become light southerly flow just ahead of the Sunday evening cold front for the Texas coast. The front is expected to reach from near Apalachicola FLorida to the eastern Bay of Campeche by Monday evening, from near Fort Myers Florida to the N central Yucatan Peninsula by Tuesday evening. Strong high pressure will build southeastward across the area in the wake of the front with fresh to locally strong northerly winds spreading from W to E across the forecast waters. $$ GMZ011-211400- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms NE part. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms NE part. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms NE part. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-211400- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-211400- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-211400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-211400- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-211400- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft Straits of Florida. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft Straits of Florida. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft Straits of Florida. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 8 ft Straits of Florida. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-211400- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ025-211400- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 954 PM EDT Fri Oct 20 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre