000 FZNT24 KNHC 122059 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 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. GMZ001-130900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front from Panama City Florida to 28N96W to 20N94W. Strong NW to N winds funneling along the coast of Mexico west of the front will diminish through this evening as the front dissipates. A trough over the Bahamas will move across S Florida into the SE Gulf through Sat accompanied by fresh winds. A cold front will reach the NW Gulf Mon, bringing another round of strong winds to the western Gulf. $$ GMZ011-130900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-130900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-130900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-130900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-130900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-130900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-130900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ025-130900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen