000 FZNT24 KNHC 182123 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 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. GMZ001-190930- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Newly formed Tropical Storm Nestor near 27.0N 88.5W 999 mb at 2100 UTC moving NE at 19 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Nestor will continue moving NE and reach near 28.9N 86.2W around midnight tonight, then move inland near sunrise across the central Florida Panhandle, then continue NE across the SE U.S. Sat through Sun morning, before emerging across coastal North Carolina and into the W Atlantic Sun afternoon through evening. Marine conditions will improve rapidly across the NE portions of the basin Sat night through Sun as the cyclone accelerates off to the NE. A cold front will reach the NW Gulf Mon night, and extend across the basin from northern Florida to NE Mexico on Tue night. $$ GMZ011-190930- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-190930- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W of 90W, N winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 40 to 50 kt, diminishing to 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft W of 90W, and 14 to 21 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and W to NW 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. W of 90W, seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, W winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Elsewhere, NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 kt late. 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 90W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-190930- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S to SW winds 30 to 35 kt S of 27N, and S 45 to 55 kt elsewhere. S of 27N, seas 10 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, seas 10 to 16 ft, building to 15 to 23 ft late. Numerous showers and tstms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SW to W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-190930- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-190930- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...S of 24N, W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft S of 24N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-190930- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .TONIGHT...Straits of Florida, S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft Straits of Florida, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft Straits of Florida, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. $$ GMZ023-190930- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-190930- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 523 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling