000 FZNT24 KNHC 171512 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 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. GMZ001-180315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A well-defined area of low pressure over the southwestern Gulf will meander over the southwestern Gulf for the next day or so before moving slowly northward to northeastward on Fri and Sat, with potential for it to become a tropical depression or tropical storm later today. A Gale Warning has been issued for this system. A weak front will move into the northern Gulf on Sat, followed by fresh to strong east to northeast winds. $$ GMZ011-180315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 27N E OF 95W SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT... .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N E of 95W, NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN...S of 27N E of 94W, NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N E of 95W, NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...S of 27N E of 95W, NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N E of 95W, NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ GMZ013-180315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...GALE WARNING S OF 27N... .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. N of 27N, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 30 kt W of 92W. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...S of 28N W of 92W, NE to E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. N of 28N, E winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 30 kt W of 92W. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ015-180315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-180315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .SAT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-180315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N W OF 91W... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N of 24N W of 92W, E to SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt except E to SE 25 to 30 kt W of 92W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 8 to 11 ft W of 92W. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...N of 24N W of 91W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, except 30 to 40 kt N of 24N W of 92W. Seas 6 to 8 ft. except 9 to 14 ft N of 24N W of 92W. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except 25 to 35 kt N of 25N W of 92W. Seas 6 to 8 ft, except 9 to 13 ft N of 25N W of 92W. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-180315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-180315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms .FRI...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ025-180315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1112 AM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre