000 FZNT24 KNHC 072116 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 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. GMZ001-080930- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will dominate the northern Gulf through the middle of the week. A trough will develop late each day over the Yucatan Peninsula and drift westward into the SW Gulf each night where it will dissipate each morning. A cold front will move off the Texas coast Wednesday, and extend from near Tampa Florida to 25N96W to Veracruz Mexico by late Thu. The front will stall from SW Florida to extreme W Bay of Campeche Fri. Strong high pressure over the Mid-Atlantic states with increasing winds over the Gulf E of 85W Sat into Sun. $$ GMZ011-080930- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-080930- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-080930- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-080930- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-080930- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-080930- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-080930- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-080930- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 416 PM EST Tue Nov 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Cobb