000 FZNT24 KNHC 050251 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1055 PM 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. GMZ001-051455- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1055 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Strong NE winds over the NE Gulf will diminish through Thu as an inverted trough moves W across S Florida into the SE Gulf from 26N82W to 22N85W on Thu, and from 28N84W to 21N87W on Fri. Winds will increase again over the SE Gulf late Fri ahead of Tropical Depression Sixteen currently in the SW Caribbean. T.D Sixteen will move N through the Yucatan Channel near 20.2N 86.3W as a tropical storm at 8 PM Fri, intensify to a hurricane reaching near 25.5N 88.6W at 8 PM Sat, and move inland reaching near 30.5N 87.0W at 8 PM Sun. $$ GMZ011-051455- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1055 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-051455- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1055 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft W of 90W, and 9 to 11 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-051455- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1055 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 25 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 6 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-051455- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1055 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt W of 96W, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-051455- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1055 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 24N, NE winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt late. Seas 9 ft, building to 13 ft late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-051455- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1055 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 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 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Straits of Florida, E to SE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming E to SE 40 to 50 kt late. Seas 11 ft, building to 21 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft Straits of Florida, and 8 to 10 ft elsewhere. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-051455- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1055 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-051455- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1055 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 7 to 8 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 50 to 55 kt late. Seas 4 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 7 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 5 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson