000 FZNT24 KNHC 172059 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 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. GMZ001-180900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen near 22.9N 95.2W 1006 mb at 2100 UTC moving N-NE at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt. Sixteen will begin to move more NE tonight, reaching near 24.5N 92.9W around midnight tonight, then continue NE and gradually expand in size, and reach just offshore of the western Florida Panhandle around midnight near 29.3N 86.9W, before moving NE and inland early Sat. Slight strengthening of this system is expected Friday through Friday night. Marine conditions will improve rapidly across the basin Sat night through Sun as Sixteen accelerates off to the NE and into the W Atlc. $$ GMZ011-180900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-180900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 90W, NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 90W, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 35 to 40 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and NW 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. W of 90W, seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, seas 8 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-180900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 40 to 45 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft, building to 12 to 19 ft late. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 27N, SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. $$ GMZ017-180900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-180900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, S winds 30 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW to W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 9 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. S of 24N, seas 7 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. $$ GMZ021-180900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2019 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Straits of Florida, seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Straits of Florida, S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft Straits of Florida, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-180900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2019 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. $$ GMZ025-180900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 459 PM EDT Thu Oct 17 2019 .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Stripling