000 FZNT24 KNHC 230258 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 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. GMZ001-231500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends W from the SE gulf to low pres near 26N96W, then continuing S to the Bay of Campeche. The low will meander through tonight, then move N on Fri, then NE on Fri night across the N-central gulf dragging the boundary E as a cold front that will reach the central gulf waters on Sat. A stronger cold front will move SE off the Texas coast on Sun, reach from the Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche on Mon, then stall across the far SE waters on Tue. Minimal gale force winds are forecast across the far W central waters and along the Mexican coast near Veracruz Mon into Mon night. $$ GMZ011-231500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-231500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-231500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-231500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late in the morning, then, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-231500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-231500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-231500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 2018 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt diminish to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW to N swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-231500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 958 PM EST Thu Nov 22 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to S less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster AL