000 FZNT24 KNHC 081442 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 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. GMZ001-090245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A trough extending from near Ft Meyers, Florida SW to the NE tip of the Yucatan will lift slowly NW through tonight. A cold front extending from the Florida Panhandle to the upper Mexican coast will sink slowly S through early Wed and stall along 26N- 27N through Thu. Moderate to fresh winds behind the front will persist into Wed before diminishing. Another cold front will move into the NW Gulf Fri night and reach from near the mouth of the Mississippi River to Veracruz, Mexico Sat afternoon, accompanied by strong to near gale force winds. $$ GMZ011-090245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-090245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-090245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-090245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-090245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-090245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Straits of Florida, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-090245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-090245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1042 AM EDT Tue Oct 8 2019 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Stripling