000 FZNT24 KNHC 062155 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 555 PM 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. GMZ001-071000- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 555 PM 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.Tropical Storm Nate over the northwestern Caribbean Sea near 20.3N 85.7W 993 mb at 5 PM EDT moving NNW at 18 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts to 60 kt. Nate will move through the Yucatan Channel this evening while strengthening and reach the far SE Gulf of Mexico near 23.0N 87.2W late tonight with maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts to 60 kt, then continue to strengthen as it reaches near 26.8N 88.9W early on Saturday afternoon with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts to 75 kt, and intensify to a hurricane as it reaches to just E of southeastern Louisiana near 29.9N 89.1W late Saturday night with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts to 85 kt. Nate will move inland the central Gulf coast during late Saturday night then move well N of the area through Sun evening. More tranquil marine conditions are expected early next week in the wake of Nate. $$ GMZ011-071000- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 555 PM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 6 to 8 ft in E swell E of 95W. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-071000- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 555 PM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM 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 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft, except E of 91W building to 13 to 24 ft in the afternoon. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms E of 91W. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 90W, N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, S winds 55 to 65 kt, becoming S to SW 35 to 40 kt late. Seas 16 to 24 ft N of 27N E of 91W, and 9 to 16 ft elsewhere except 6 to 9 ft W of 93W. Numerous squalls and 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 thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. W of 90W, seas 4 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to 5 ft late. .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 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-071000- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 555 PM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 30 to 35 kt S of 27N, and SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. S of 27N, seas 9 to 12 ft, except 11 to 15 ft W of 86W. Elsewhere, seas 5 ft, building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft W of 85W, and 6 to 8 ft E of 85W. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N of 27N, S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, except S to SW 15 to 20 kt W of 86W. Seas 3 to 5 ft E of 86W, and 5 to 7 ft W of 86W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-071000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 555 PM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .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 4 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 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-071000- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 555 PM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S of 24N, NE winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft, except building to 9 to 14 ft late S of 24N E of 88W. Elsewhere E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 35 to 40 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft. Scattered squalls and thunderstorms E of 89W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms elsewhere. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, NW to N winds 45 to 50 kt, becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 50 to 55 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. E of 92W, seas 11 to 14 ft S of 24N, and 15 to 24 ft N of 24N. W of 92W, seas 6 to 8 ft, except 4 to 6 ft W of 93W. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms E of 92W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms W of 92W. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and W 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. E of 92W, seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 12 ft N of 24N. W of 92W, seas 5 to 7 ft.Numerous squalls and thunderstorms E of 92W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms W of 92W. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-071000- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 555 PM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. Straits of Florida, E to SE winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft, building to 14 ft late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 35 to 40 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt late. S of 24N W of 84W, seas 6 to 8 ft building to 15 to 22 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 6 to 8 ft, except 5 to 7 ft E of 84W. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 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 40 to 45 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. W of 86W, seas 10 to 17 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. E of 86W, seas 7 to 10 ft except 5 to 7 ft Straits of Florida. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt W of 86W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. E of 86W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt except 10 to 15 kt E of 86W. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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 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. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-071000- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 555 PM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 5 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-071000- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 555 PM EDT Fri Oct 6 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 40 to 45 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 to 3 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE 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. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre