000 FZNT24 KNHC 070300 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1000 PM 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. GMZ001-071500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1000 PM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging extending from the Atlantic to the central Gulf will support gentle to moderate winds over the basin through Thu night. A strong cold front will move over the NW Gulf Fri morning, then become stationary from near Fort Myers to near 24N90W to the Bay of Campeche by Sat evening. Strong winds and building seas are expected behind this front. NW to N winds are possible 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. $$ GMZ011-071500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1000 PM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-071500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1000 PM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 29N. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 29N. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 29N. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 92W, N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. E of 92W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, except 15 to 20 kt between 89W and 92W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft between 89W and 92W. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except N of 28N becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft, except N of 28N subsiding to 5 to 7 ft late. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, except 15 to 20 kt W of 90W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft W of 90W. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-071500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1000 PM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-071500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1000 PM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT... .OVERNIGHT...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 to E winds 5 to 10 kt, except NE winds 20 to 25 kt N of 25N and becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt W of 96W late Seas 3 to 4 ft building to 4 to 6 ft late, except 8 to 10 ft N of 25N and building 7 to 10 ft W of 96W late. .SAT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. E of 96W, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, except N to NE 15 to 20 kt S of 24N E of 96W. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 6 to 9 ft S of 24N E of 95W. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt becoming N 10 to 15 kt, except NW to N 20 to 30 kt W of 96W diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 7 to 9 ft S of 24N and to 6 to 8 ft N of 24N late. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-071500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1000 PM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-071500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1000 PM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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 and thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 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. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-071500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1000 PM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SAT AND SAT NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...W OF 96W, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. E of 96W, N to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 96W, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, except 20 to 25 kt W of 96W. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 6 to 8 ft W of 96W. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, except 15 to 20 kt W of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 5 to 7 ft W of 96W. $$ GMZ025-071500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1000 PM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. $$ Forecaster Aguirre