000 FZNT24 KNHC 060248 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 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. GMZ001-061500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pres over the Atlc will support mainly gentle to moderate winds over the basin through Thu. The next cold front will move over the NW Gulf coast late Thu night. It is forecast to reach from the NE Gulf to near 26N93W and to the Mexican coast near 23N98W by early on Fri evening, and from a position from near Sarasota, Florida to 24N92W and to the SW Gulf Sat. Strong northerly winds and building seas are expected behind this front. The northerly winds may briefly reach minimal gale force early Sat in the far SW Gulf. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely to precede the front. $$ GMZ011-061500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms W part. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 6 to 8 ft S of 27N. $$ GMZ013-061500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .FRI...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft N of 27N W of 93W. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-061500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .FRI...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-061500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt between 94W and 96W and N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt E of 94W. Seas 8 to 10 ft W of 96W, 6 to 8 ft between 94W and 96W and 4 to 6 ft E of 94W. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, except NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 10 ft W of 96W. $$ GMZ019-061500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-061500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-061500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 7 to 10 ft N of 20N W of 95W. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 95W, and 15 to 20 kt E of 95W. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 95W, and 5 to 7 ft E of 95W. $$ GMZ025-061500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 948 PM EST Mon Nov 5 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre