000 FZNT24 KNHC 200210 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 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. GMZ001-201415- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will continue to extend from the Mid- Atlantic states southwestward to the northern Gulf of Mexico waters through Saturday night, then weaken and shift eastward early on Sunday as a cold front moves off the Texas coast. Fresh E winds across the northern Gulf waters will become SE across the NW Gulf waters overnight tonight, continue through Saturday, then become light southerly flow just ahead the cold front that will move off the Texas coast on Sunday morning. The front is expected to reach from near Mobile Alabama to the eastern Bay of Campeche early on Monday, from near Sarasota Florida to the northern Yucatan Peninsula Tuesday morning and from near Fort Myers Florida to the NE Yucatan Peninsula by Tuesday evening. Strong high pressure will build southeastward across the area in the wake of the front with fresh to locally strong northerly winds spreading from W to E across the forecast waters. $$ GMZ011-201415- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-201415- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms W of 92W. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms W of 92W. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-201415- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-201415- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-201415- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-201415- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE 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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 3 to 4 ft in E swell. .TUE...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. $$ GMZ023-201415- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-201415- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1010 PM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 21N. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 21N. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 21N. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 21N. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, then becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre