000 FZNT24 KNHC 190240 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1040 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. GMZ001-191445- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1040 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Nestor near 28.5N 87.0W 996 mb at 0300 UTC moving NE at 20 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Nestor will continue racing NE tonight and move inland near 30.2N 85.2W across the central Florida Panhandle Sat morning, 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 Nestor 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. $$ GMZ011-191445- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1040 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-191445- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1040 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W of 90W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 90W, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. Scattered tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. W of 90W, seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, seas 8 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 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. $$ GMZ015-191445- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1040 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S of 27N, S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 40 to 50 kt late. Seas 9 to 14 ft S of 27N, and 12 to 18 ft elsewhere. Numerous tstms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft S of 27N, and 9 to 14 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-191445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1040 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 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 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 10 to 15 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. $$ GMZ019-191445- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1040 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .OVERNIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft S of 24N, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 24N, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-191445- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1040 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .OVERNIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft Straits of Florida, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft Straits of Florida, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. Scattered 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. $$ GMZ023-191445- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1040 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-191445- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1040 PM EDT Fri Oct 18 2019 .OVERNIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 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