000 FZNT24 KNHC 060841 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 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. GMZ001-062045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure extending from the Atlantic to the central Gulf 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 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 are expected to reach minimal gale force late Fri night through Sat night over the far western Gulf S of 26N. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely to precede the front. $$ GMZ011-062045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms W part. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-062045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE swell. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft late. E of front, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt early, then increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 8 to 10 ft W of 90W. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. N of 27N, NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft late. $$ GMZ015-062045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-062045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 97W FRI NIGHT INTO SAT... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except W of 97W NW to N 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except W of 97W 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. E of 96W, N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt N of 24N E of 96W, N to NE 15 to 20 kt S of 24N E of 96W. Seas 8 to 10 ft N of 24N E of 96W, and 5 to 7 ft S of 24N E of 96W. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except NW to N 25 to 30 kt W of 96W early. Winds becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft W of 96W, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft late and 7 to 9 ft E of 96W. $$ GMZ019-062045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ021-062045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .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 winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-062045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SAT INTO SAT NIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 35 kt N of 21N of 96W. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 7 to 10 ft N of 20N W of 95W. .SAT NIGHT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 96W. E of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt except 15 to 20 kt E of 94W. Seas 8 to 10 ft, except 6 to 8 ft E of 94W. $$ GMZ025-062045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 341 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre