000 FZNT24 KNHC 261503 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 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. GMZ001-270315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge dominates the gulf region. Fresh return flow will begin over the NW Gulf by early Fri, ahead of the next cold front expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri afternoon, then reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the W Bay of Campeche by early Sat afternoon. High pressure behind front will support another round of strong Nly winds across much of the basin, with gale force winds expected across the west-central and SW Gulf on Sat. $$ GMZ011-270315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ013-270315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt, then, shifting to NW late. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 90W, and 3 ft elsewhere. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-270315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-270315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 96W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt, then, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-270315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-270315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...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...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-270315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E towards evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE, then, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less, then, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-270315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1103 AM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less, then, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR