000 FZNT24 KNHC 101452 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 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. GMZ001-110300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Major Hurricane Michael near 29.4N 86.0W 928 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NNE at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 125 kt with gusts to 150 kt. Michael is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along the central panhandle of Florida this afternoon, then accelerate off to the NE tonight. Conditions will gradually improve in the NE Gulf Thu through Fri as Michael moves quickly towards the Cape Hatteras and Tidewater areas. A cold front will push into the NW Gulf behind the exiting Michael tonight and Thu and reach from the Florida Panhandle to west- central Gulf by early Sat. $$ GMZ011-110300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 .TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-110300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W of 90W, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 45 to 50 kt, diminishing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 23 ft in NE to E swell, subsiding to 11 to 17 ft in NE to E swell towards evening. Scattered squalls and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and W to NW 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE to E swell, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in NE swell late. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE 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. $$ GMZ015-110300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S of 27N, S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, SW winds 100 to 120 kt, diminishing to 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 to 36 ft, subsiding to 18 to 27 ft in the afternoon. Frequent squalls and thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt. S of 27N, seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, seas 10 to 16 ft, subsiding to 7 to 11 ft late. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-110300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE towards evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE to 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 15 to 20 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. $$ GMZ019-110300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 .TODAY...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-110300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in W swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .THU...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. .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...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-110300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-110300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1052 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. 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 Stripling