000 FZNT24 KNHC 030144 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 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. GMZ001-031345- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from NE Florida southwest to just northwest of Tampa, to near 24N86W and to inland the central Yucatan Peninsula will move slowly southeastward across the eastern Gulf through early Sat afternoon, then become stationary from the Florida Keys to just NW of western Cuba and to the northern Yucatan Peninsula by Sat evening. Fresh to strong north to northeast winds will follow in behind the front, but become east to southeast moderate to fresh winds Sat night as the front dissipates and while high pressure over the area slides eastward. These winds will continue through most of Sun before becoming mainly east to southeast light to moderate winds Sun afternoon through Tue, and east light to moderate winds Tue night through Wed night ahead of the next cold front expected to move off Texas coast early Tue and reach from the NE Gulf to near 26N91W and stationary to near Brownsville Wed. $$ GMZ011-031345- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, except becoming E to SE 5 to 10 kt W part. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-031345- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-031345- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Winds and seas high in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-031345- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-031345- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-031345- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...Straits of Florida, W to NW winds 5 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Elsewhere, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt Straits of Florida, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-031345- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.. $$ GMZ025-031345- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 944 PM EDT Fri Nov 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre