000 FZNT24 KNHC 280833 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 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. GMZ001-282045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will continue across the northern waters through today, then weaken further allowing for a cold front to push S to over the northern Gulf waters on Thu night. The front will stall from near Tampa Bay to the far western Gulf by Friday evening, then gradually dissipate during the upcoming weekend as strengthening high pressure builds S across the northern Gulf waters. The associated gradient will increase the NE to E winds across the northern Gulf waters E of 90W beginning on Sunday and into Monday. A thermal trough will develop each evening over the NW Yucatan Peninsula, move W overnight, and dissipate over the SW Gulf waters by late each morning. $$ GMZ011-282045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-282045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-282045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt N of 28N. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 5 to 6 ft N of 28N. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt N of 28N. Seas 3 to 5 ft, except 5 to 6 ft N of 28N. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-282045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-282045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 89W. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 89W. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 90W. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 90W. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-282045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-282045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-282045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 433 AM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre