000 FZNT24 KNHC 040831 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 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. GMZ001-042045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A NW to SE trough will meander across the far SW Gulf through Fri night. Frequent gusts to gale force will be possible in the E central Gulf through early morning, otherwise, fresh to strong easterly winds will dominate the basin through Thu. The pressure gradient will relax as a broad inverted trough moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico for the end of the week. This trough will move W reaching the central gulf waters by early Sat. A surface low, possibly a tropical cyclone, will move into the southern Gulf by early Sat and continue N through Sun. $$ GMZ011-042045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-042045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING E of 90W... .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Frequent gusts to gale force through the early morning. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-042045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Frequent gusts to gale force through the early morning. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ017-042045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-042045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-042045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt Straits of Florida, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-042045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, except NW 20 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz early. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-042045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 431 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky