000 FZNT24 KNHC 251509 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 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. GMZ001-260315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Winds and seas are forecast to gradually diminish across the gulf waters today as the cold front currently located over the NW Caribbean Sea continues to shift eastward and high pressure builds over the northern Gulf. Fresh return flow will begin over the NW Gulf by early Fri, ahead of another cold front moving into the NW Gulf late Fri. The front will reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the central Bay of Campeche by midday Sat. High pressure behind front will support another round of strong Nly winds across much of the basin, with gale force winds expected across the west-central and SW Gulf on Sat. $$ GMZ011-260315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW to W less than 5 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-260315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W of 90W, NW to N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE, then, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-260315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .TODAY...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt towards evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ017-260315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE less than 5 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-260315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ021-260315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Straits of Florida, and 6 to 7 ft elsewhere. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ023-260315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ025-260315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1109 AM EDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ Forecaster GR