000 FZNT24 KNHC 160208 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 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. GMZ001-161415- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Broad low pressure across the Yucatan, the SW Gulf and southern Mexico will shift gradually NW through late Thu, bringing squalls and thunderstorms across the SW Gulf. Gentle to moderate return flow will prevail across the basin through tonight, ahead of the next cold front expected to enter the NW gulf Wed morning. The front will extend from 28N82W to near 27N90W to near Tampico, Mexico by Thu morning. By Fri the front will extend from near 26N82W to 26N86W, where it will transition to a warm front as low pressure develops near 25N94W. The low is expected to move NE towards the mouth of the Mississippi River Fri through Sat, with strong to near gale force winds across E and NE portions of the low. Very active weather is expected across the basin with this front and low pressure system. $$ GMZ011-161415- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-161415- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-161415- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-161415- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-161415- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-161415- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-161415- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-161415- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1008 PM EDT Tue Oct 15 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S 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. $$ Forecaster Stripling