000 FZNT24 KNHC 041512 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1112 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. GMZ001-050315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Strong northeast winds over the eastern Gulf will diminish into Thu as a trough moves across South Florida into the SE Gulf. Winds will increase again over the SE Gulf late Thu ahead of newly formed T.D. Sixteen-E, currently in the SW Caribbean. Sixteen-E will move through the Yucatan Channel as a tropical storm Thu night, reaching 17.9N 85.0W in the S central Gulf by Fri morning. Sixteen-E may intensify further before reaching 23.5N 87.0W Sat morning, then making landfall as hurricane on the western Florida Panhandle Sun. $$ GMZ011-050315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-050315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 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 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...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-050315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-050315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ019-050315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-050315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt Straits of Florida, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-050315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-050315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1112 AM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen