000 FZNT24 KNHC 090855 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 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. GMZ001-092100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Michael near 24.1N 85.8W 973 mb at 5 AM EDT moving NNW at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt. Michael will move to 25.7N 86.3W this afternoon, 27.9N 86.4W Wed morning, 29.9N 85.6W Wed afternoon, move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 32.3N 83.4W Thu morning, and inland to 36.5N 75.5W Fri morning. Michael will become extratropical as it moves to 42.5N 60.5W early Sat, and continue to 49.0N 40.5W Sun. Conditions should improve by the end of the week as Michael speeds off to the N and NE of the area, potentially dragging a cold front or frontal trough down S of 31N in its wake. $$ GMZ011-092100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-092100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W of 90W, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming NE to E 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 18 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and N 50 to 65 kt elsewhere. Seas 15 to 23 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 90W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 45 to 50 kt, shifting to W to NW 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 20 ft in E swell, subsiding to 9 to 14 ft in NE to E swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and NW 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-092100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY... HURRICANE CONDITIONS. S of 27N, E to SE winds 60 to 75 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 40 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 to 25 ft in N to NE swell, building to 22 to 33 ft in N to NE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 60 to 80 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 65 to 85 kt elsewhere. Seas 22 to 34 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED... HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 65 to 85 kt, becoming SW 50 to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 to 31 ft in NW swell, subsiding to 12 to 18 ft in NW swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW swell, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in NW swell late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S of 27N, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-092100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-092100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S of 24N, NW winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 40 to 45 kt, becoming N 50 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 50 to 55 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and W 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-092100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY... HURRICANE CONDITIONS. S winds 30 to 35 kt Straits of Florida, and S to SW 65 to 75 kt elsewhere. Seas 19 to 28 ft in W swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 20 to 25 kt Straits of Florida, and S to SW 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W to NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 kt Straits of Florida, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-092100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-092100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and SW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Ramos