000 FZNT24 KNHC 170804 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 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. GMZ001-172000- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front will enter the NW this morning, reach from the Florida panhandle to southern Texas tonight, and from the Florida southwest coast to near Veracruz, Mexico by Tue night. The cold front is expected to exit the Gulf on Wed. Strong winds are expected across most of the western Gulf behind the front, with gale force winds developing offshore Tampico, Mexico, Tue and spreading to the western Bay of Campeche Tue night through Wed night. Winds may briefly gust to gale force over the NW Gulf late tonight into Tue. Winds will gradually diminish beginning on Thu as high pressure becomes centered over the region. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will precede the front. $$ GMZ040-172000- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N to NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-172000- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to swell. .THU NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 92W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-172000- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...W of 89W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ057-172000- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ058-172000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, except W of 96W increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except W of 96W building to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 96W, N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. E of 96W, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-172000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. N of 24N, N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 24N. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ046-172000- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N, NW winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in E swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-172000- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt S of 24N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 24N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 24N. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-172000- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 96W... .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE... of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft early in the evening. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...W of 96W, NW winds 20 to 30 kt, except S of 21N increasing to 30 to 40 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except S of 21N building to 9 to 14 ft late. E of 96W, N winds 15 to 20 kt early, then increasing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft early, then building to 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt S of 21N W of 96W, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except NW 30 to 40 kt S of 21N W of 96W diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft, except 10 to 16 ft S of 21N W of 96W. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt, except NW 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 96W early. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell, except 9 to 12 ft S of 21N W of 96W. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-172000- Central Bay of Campeche- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 20N, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt N of 20N. S of 20N, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. N of 20N, seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-172000- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 404 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 90W, and 5 to 7 ft E of 90W. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 90W, and 5 to 7 ft E of 90W. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre