000 FZNT24 KNHC 082014 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 314 PM 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. GMZ001-090815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 314 PM 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. The stationary front currently extending across the Gulf northern coastline, will transition into a cold front and move across the Gulf waters through the weekend. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas are expected in the wake of the front, with frequent gusts to gale force. The front will extend from 28N83W to 24N96W to 21N97W by Sat. A low pressure system will develop in the northwest Gulf by Sun, with stationary front extending from the low to 18N95W, and a warm front from the low eastward to 26N90W. The cold front will become weak and extend across the eastern Gulf from 25N81W to 24N85W. This front will continue weakening through early next week. Looking ahead, a secondary front will move off the Texas coast by late Mon, possibly followed by strong gales over the western Gulf. $$ GMZ011-090815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 314 PM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 ...GALE WARNING LATE FRI AND SAT... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .MON...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft in N swell late. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ013-090815- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 314 PM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 ...GALE WARNING EARLY SAT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force W OF 90W. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ015-090815- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 314 PM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ017-090815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 314 PM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .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...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in NW to N swell late. .TUE...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ019-090815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 314 PM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .TUE...N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NW to N swell. $$ GMZ021-090815- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 314 PM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .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 5 to 10 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 10 to 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...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 5 kt, shifting to SW to W less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-090815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 314 PM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in N swell in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. .TUE...NW to N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 20 ft in NW to N swell in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft in N swell. $$ GMZ025-090815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 314 PM EST Thu Nov 8 2018 .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 winds 5 to 10 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell. $$ Forecaster ERA