000 FZNT24 KNHC 282026 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 426 PM 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. GMZ001-290830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 426 PM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front extending from the Mississippi Delta to SE Texas will stall from near the Port of Tampa Bay to SE Texas by Fri evening, then gradually dissipate during the upcoming weekend as strengthening high pressure builds S across the northern Gulf waters. A thermal trough will develop each evening over the NW Yucatan Peninsula, move W overnight, and merge into a broad area of low pressure developing over the SW Gulf waters. $$ GMZ011-290830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 426 PM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-290830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 426 PM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .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 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-290830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 426 PM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-290830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 426 PM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-290830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 426 PM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-290830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 426 PM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .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. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-290830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 426 PM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-290830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 426 PM EDT Thu Sep 28 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson