000 FZNT24 KNHC 080237 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 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. GMZ001-081445- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 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 reach the coast of Texas Fri morning, and move across the NW Gulf through Fri afternoon. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front, possibly with frequent gusts to gale force. It is forecast to reach from northern Florida to near Tampico, Mexico by Fri night, and from near Sarasota, Florida to 25N90W and to near Veracruz early Sat morning, then become stationary from near Fort Myers to near 24N90W to the Bay of Campeche by Sat evening. Northerly winds behind the front are forecast to reach minimal gale force late Fri through Sat over the NW and west- central Gulf. $$ GMZ011-081445- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. $$ GMZ013-081445- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ015-081445- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-081445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 kt, shifting to S to SW less than 5 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft in N swell late. $$ GMZ019-081445- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell late. $$ GMZ021-081445- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-081445- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft late. $$ GMZ025-081445- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 937 PM EST Wed Nov 7 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen