000 FZNT24 KNHC 180258 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 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. GMZ001-181500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will prevail across the N Gulf through Sat, before shifting E into the W Atlc. A cold front will move into the NW waters Sat night. The front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to Tampico, Mexico Sun morning, then stall and dissipate from south Florida to the Bay of Campeche Mon. Gale- force winds are expected in the western Gulf along the coast of Mexico Sun. $$ GMZ011-181500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ013-181500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-181500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .SUN...S of 27N, W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-181500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt S of 25N W of 95W. Seas 5 to 7 ft...except to 8 ft S of 25N W of 95W. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ019-181500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-181500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-181500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt W of 95W. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except to 8 ft W of 95W. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 4 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-181500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 958 PM EST Fri Nov 17 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 5 ft late. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster AL