000 FZNT24 KNHC 152030 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 330 PM EST Wed Nov 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 330 PM EST Wed Nov 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Broad high pressure will prevail across most of the basin through Fri. A cold front will move into the NW waters late Sat afternoon and reach from near Tampa Bay to the Bay of Campeche Sun evening. $$ GMZ011-160830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 330 PM EST Wed Nov 15 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-160830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 330 PM EST Wed Nov 15 2017 .TONIGHT...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 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-160830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 330 PM EST Wed Nov 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-160830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 330 PM EST Wed Nov 15 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-160830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 330 PM EST Wed Nov 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-160830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 330 PM EST Wed Nov 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-160830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 330 PM EST Wed Nov 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-160830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 330 PM EST Wed Nov 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. $$ Forecaster McElroy