000 FZNT24 KNHC 212045 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 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. GMZ001-220845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from Fort Myers Florida to 27N94W where it becomes a warm front to a weak 1016 mb low over the NW Gulf near 26N96W. A stationary front then trails from the low to 24N96W to 21N97W. A tight gradient between the fronts and strong high pressure over the central United States that is building east-southeastward over the southeastern United States is allowing for strong NE winds over the northern half of the basin W of 89W, and fresh N to NE winds E of 89W. The cold front will continue to move quickly across the Gulf E of 96W through tonight and become stationary over the SE Gulf on Mon. The low will slowly move northeastward through Mon night, then east northeastward across the N central waters through Thu night and the NE Gulf by Fri, dragging a new cold front across the SW Gulf. The tight gradient will gradually slackens allowing for the fresh to strong winds to slightly diminish Mon through early Tue. These winds are expected to increase again again late Tue or Wed as another low pressure forms over the NW Gulf and tracks northeastward toward northern Florida. $$ GMZ011-220845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-220845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-220845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-220845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-220845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ021-220845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-220845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-220845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 445 PM EDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre