000 FZNT24 KNHC 081453 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 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. GMZ001-090300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridge extending from the Atlantic to the central Gulf will support gentle to moderate winds over the basin through tonight. 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, with frequent gusts to gale force. The front is forecast to reach from the Florida Big Bend area to near Tampico, Mexico by Fri night, and from near Sarasota, Florida to 25N90W and to near Veracruz early Sat morning, become stationary from near Fort Myers to near 24N90W to the Bay of Campeche by late Sat, before lifting north and dissipating Sun. Looking ahead, a second stronger front will move off the Texas coast late Mon, possibly followed by strong gales over the western Gulf. $$ GMZ011-090300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 ...GALE WARNING LATE FRI AND SAT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force, shifting to NE to E 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ013-090300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 ...GALE WARNING EARLY SAT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W of 90W, E to 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. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Frequent gusts to gale force early W of 92W. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE 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...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ015-090300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-090300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 kt, shifting to SE less than 5 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in N swell late. $$ GMZ019-090300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. $$ GMZ021-090300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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. $$ GMZ023-090300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE MON NIGHT... .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late. $$ GMZ025-090300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 953 AM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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 to SE 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 ERA