000 FZNT24 KNHC 090318 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 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. GMZ001-091530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Nicole is over the Atlantic near 27.1N 74.8W 984 mb at 10 PM EST moving WSW at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 60 kt with gusts 75 kt. Nicole will strengthen to a hurricane near 26.9N 76.3W Wed morning, move to 26.9N 78.8W Wed evening, then move inland over Florida and weaken to a tropical storm near 27.9N 81.4W Thu morning. Nicole will remain inland and move to 29.7N 83.4W Thu evening, weaken to a tropical depression near 32.8N 83.3W Fri morning, and become extratropical well north of the area Fri evening. Nicole will bring tropical storm force winds to the far northeast Gulf Wed night through Thu night, and strong winds and rough seas elsewhere to the northeast Gulf. Winds and seas will diminish through Fri. Looking ahead, strong winds will follow a cold front moving into the northwest Gulf Fri night. The front will extend across the southern Gulf by late Sun. $$ GMZ040-091530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ041-091530- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ056-091530- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt W of 89W, and NW 20 to 25 kt E of 89W. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-091530- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 Corrected tropical wording ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 85W, and N to NE 30 to 35 kt E of 85W. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-091530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. E of 96W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N swell. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ045-091530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ046-091530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, N winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell in the afternoon. $$ GMZ047-091530- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 25 to 30 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NW 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N swell. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. $$ GMZ048-091530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ049-091530- Central Bay of Campeche- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-091530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1018 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen