000 FZNT24 KNHC 221526 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 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. GMZ001-230330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A 1012 mb low near 26N89W extends a cold front SW to 24N93W and to inland Mexico near 23N98W. The low will slowly track east-northeastward to the far eastern gulf waters through early on Friday before moving inland central Florida Friday afternoon pushing the cold front to the far SE waters by Saturday. A tight pressure gradient behind the front will bring gale force conditions to much of the western waters through today, except to continue over the far SW waters into early on Thursday. High pressure will build in over the area in the wake of the front through Sunday allowing for winds and seas to decrease. $$ GMZ011-230330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-230330- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING W OF 90W... .TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except with frequent gusts to 35 kt W of 90W. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 6 to 8 ft W of 92W building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 90W. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 90W. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 90W. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-230330- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S of 27N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-230330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING W of 96W... .TODAY...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt W of 96W diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft, except to 9 to 12 ft W of 96W in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-230330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 2017 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-230330- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-230330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except 30 to 35 kt S of 21N W of 96W. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-230330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1026 AM EST Wed Nov 22 2017 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Aguirre