000 FZNT24 KNHC 061517 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 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. GMZ001-070330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A trough over the central Gulf will weaken as it moves into the NW Gulf through tonight, allowing associated strong winds and seas over the NE and N central Gulf to diminish. T.S. Nate in western Caribbean near 18.7N 85.0W at 11 AM EDT is forecast to move into the southern Gulf of Mexico tonight reaching 224.8N 88.3W Sat morning, then intensifying to a hurricane before reaching 28.1N 89.3W Sat evening. Nate will make landfall over the central Gulf coast Sat night then move well N of the area late Sun. More tranquil marine conditions are expected early next week in the wake of Nate. $$ GMZ011-070330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ013-070330- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 90W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming E to SE 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft, building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 90W, N to NE winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 55 to 65 kt, becoming S to SW 35 to 40 kt late. Seas 23 ft, subsiding to 16 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 90W, and 10 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-070330- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 25 to 30 kt S of 27N, and SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. S of 27N, seas 10 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, seas 5 ft, building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-070330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 .TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-070330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in NE to E swell late. Scattered showers. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, NW to N winds 50 to 55 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 50 to 55 kt, shifting to NW 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 14 ft S of 24N, and 19 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and W 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. S of 24N, seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, seas 13 ft, subsiding to 9 ft late. Scattered showers. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-070330- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 35 to 40 kt Straits of Florida, and E to SE 40 to 50 kt elsewhere. Straits of Florida, seas 10 ft, building to 14 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 8 ft, building to 19 ft late. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Straits of Florida, SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft Straits of Florida, and 12 to 16 ft elsewhere. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-070330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-070330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1117 AM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 30 to 35 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .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. $$ Forecaster Christensen