000 FZNT24 KNHC 100300 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1100 PM 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. GMZ001-101500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1100 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Michael near 27.1N 86.5W 947 mb at 11 PM EDT moving N at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 110 kt with gusts to 135 kt. Michael is expected to intensify further, make landfall along the coast of the central panhandle of Florida late Wednesday afternoon, then move inland Wed night. Conditions will gradually improve Thu through Fri as Michael accelerates to the NE. A cold front will spill into the NW Gulf behind the exiting Michael Wed night and Thu and reach from the Florida Panhandle to SW Gulf Sat evening. $$ GMZ011-101500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1100 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-101500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1100 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W of 90W, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 60 to 70 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and W to NW 45 to 55 kt elsewhere. W of 90W, seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 17 to 26 ft, subsiding to 13 to 20 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and W to NW 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. W of 90W, seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft late. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-101500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1100 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. SE to S winds 70 to 90 kt. Seas 19 to 28 ft S of 27N, and 22 to 34 ft elsewhere. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt S of 27N, and SW 70 to 90 kt elsewhere. S of 27N, seas 10 to 16 ft. Elsewhere, seas 22 to 34 ft, subsiding to 18 to 27 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt. S of 27N, seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, seas 12 to 19 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft late. Scattered showers. .THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-101500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1100 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 96W, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .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. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-101500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1100 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 24N, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 40 to 45 kt, becoming W to NW 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .WED...S of 24N, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-101500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1100 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft Straits of Florida, and 9 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .WED...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Straits of Florida, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-101500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1100 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-101500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1100 PM EDT Tue Oct 9 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .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. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Mundell