000 FZNT24 KNHC 150809 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 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. GMZ001-152015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough along 92W will continue W today with a surface low developing briefly near 23N92W. A cold front will move off the Texas coast this evening, reach from the Florida Big Bend to 23N93W to the Bay of Campeche late Mon, then begin to stall from S Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula on Tue. Minimal gale force conditions expected within 90 nm of the Mexican coast from Tampico to Veracruz Mon through Tue evening. Strong post- gale NW flow will then continue into Wed morning before diminishing to a fresh E breeze across the northern Gulf waters on Wed night into Thu. $$ GMZ011-152015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-152015- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and NE to E 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...W of 90W, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-152015- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-152015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-152015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-152015- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-152015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N swell. .WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-152015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 409 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Nelson