000 FZNT24 KNHC 270237 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 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. GMZ001-271445- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A weak ridge dominates the gulf region and will shift NE through Fri. Fresh return flow will begin over the NW Gulf early Fri, ahead of the next cold front, expected to move into the NW Gulf early Fri afternoon, then reach from the western Florida Panhandle to the W Bay of Campeche by early Sat afternoon. 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. $$ GMZ011-271445- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 kt, shifting to S to SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-271445- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt behind front late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...W of 90W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-271445- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-271445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...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...W of 96W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N 25 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft building to 8 to 11 ft behind front late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 25 to 30 kt by afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-271445- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in E swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-271445- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .OVERNIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 8 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-271445- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas building 7 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in N swell. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-271445- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1037 PM EDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling