000 FZNT24 KNHC 310929 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 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. GMZ001-312130- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Winds and seas have begun to increase overnight across the Gulf as return flow prevails across most of the basin. A strong cold front is expected to move off the Texas coast early Thu with strong S to SW wind flow ahead of it, and gale-force wind gusts. The front will reach from the mouth of the Mississippi River to near Veracruz, Mexico Thu evening, from near Tampa Bay to the central Yucatan Peninsula Fri evening, then stall across the Straits of Florida to Cancun, Mexico Sat morning before drifting NW through Sun. Squalls and strong thunderstorms are expected ahead of the front tonight through Thu. $$ GMZ011-312130- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. Numerous thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Numerous thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-312130- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Numerous thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-312130- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-312130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .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. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-312130- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-312130- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-312130- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-312130- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 529 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Stripling