000 FZNT24 KNHC 152023 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 423 PM 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. GMZ001-160830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 423 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough along 93W will continue W today with a surface low developing briefly near 23N93W. 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 are expected within 90 nm of the Mexican coast from Tampico to Veracruz Mon through Tue night. Strong post-gale NW flow will then continue until midday Wed before diminishing to a fresh E breeze across the northern Gulf waters on Wed night into Thu. $$ GMZ011-160830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 423 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-160830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 423 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and E 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-160830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 423 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ017-160830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 423 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING MON... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...From 22N to 24N W of 96W N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE 20 to 25 kt. 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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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...N to 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. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-160830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 423 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-160830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 423 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .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 5 to 10 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 to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ023-160830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 423 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING MON AND MON NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...S of 20N W of 95W NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Elsewhere NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...S of 20N W of 95W NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Elsewhere NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...S of 20N W of 95W NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Elsewhere NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...S of 20N W of 95W NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft subsiding to 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere NW winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft subsiding to 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-160830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 423 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and N 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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen