000 FZNT24 KNHC 242036 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 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. GMZ001-250845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A weak warm front over the northern Gulf will lift north tonight and reach the Gulf coast Sat. A strong cold front reach the NW Gulf late tonight, and reach the Bay of Campeche Fri night, west gale force winds west of the front near the coast of Mexico Fri into early Saturday. Elongated low pressure organizing over the Bay of Campeche this afternoon. This system has a medium chance of becoming a tropical cyclone tonight or Friday, before it merges with the cold front. This low is producing widespread showers and thunderstorms over the western Gulf. $$ GMZ011-250845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-250845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. Scattered tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in E swell late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in W swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-250845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-250845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W of 96W, NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in E swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-250845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-250845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-250845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, W winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 25 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 11 to 17 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. .SUN...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-250845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 436 PM EDT Thu Oct 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 9 to 13 ft in NE swell late. Scattered showers. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster KONARIK