273 FZNT24 KNHC 042118 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 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. GMZ001-050930- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Gamma near 22.4N 88.1W 997 mb at 2100 UTC nearly stationary. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Gamma is expected to meander off the N coast of the Yucatan Peninsula through Mon morning, and then begin a slow W to SW motion, reaching near 22.1N 88.6W Mon afternoon, near 21.3N 90.4W Tue afternoon, near 20.1N 91.4W Wed afternoon, and then near 21.0N 92.1W Thu afternoon, before beginning to drift slowly N through the end of the week. Newly classified Potential Tropical Cyclone TWENTY-SIX is located near 16.7N 76.6W 1007 mb at 2100 UTC moving WNW or 290 deg at 9 KT. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts to 40 kt. This system is expected to become a Tropical Storm across the NW Caribbean Mon and then turn more NW and move across western Cuba Tue evening, exiting into the SE Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane early Wed morning before continuing off the the NW and reaching near 26.5N 90.3W Thu afternoon then towards the N central Gulf through Fri. $$ GMZ011-050930- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ013-050930- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...W of 90W, W to NW winds 65 to 75 kt, diminishing to 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 60 to 70 kt, becoming S 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ015-050930- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-050930- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-050930- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N to NE winds 40 to 50 kt S of 24N, and N to NE 30 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 16 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 35 to 40 kt S of 24N, and NE 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 35 to 40 kt S of 24N, and NE 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 35 to 40 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...SE to S winds 35 to 40 kt S of 24N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-050930- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and E to SE 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Straits of Florida, NE to E winds 45 to 50 kt, shifting to SE to S 50 to 55 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 50 to 55 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-050930- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N to NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-050930- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 518 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and NW to N 30 to 40 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 20 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and NW to N 30 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and NW 35 to 40 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW to W 30 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in N swell. Scattered tstms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and W 30 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling