000 FZNT24 KNHC 050350 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1150 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. GMZ001-051600- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1150 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Gamma near 22.8N 87.2W 998 mb at 11 PM EDT moving E at 2 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Gamma will move to 22.7N 87.7W Mon morning, 22.3N 88.5W Mon evening, 21.8N 89.5W Tue morning, 21.3N 90.3W Tue evening, 20.3N 90.7W Wed morning, and move inland and weaken to a tropical depression near 20.2N 90.1W Wed evening. Gamma will change little in intensity as it moves slowly over the northwestern Yucatan Peninsula and adjacent waters through late Thu. Meanwhile, in the Caribbean, Tropical Depression Twenty-Six is near 17.0N 77.3W 1006 mb at 11 PM EDT moving WNW at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Twenty-Six will strengthen to a tropical storm near 17.4N 78.3W Mon morning, move to 18.3N 79.8W Mon evening, 20.0N 81.9W Tue morning, strengthen to a hurricane near 22.2N 84.4W Tue evening as it moves across western Cuba and into the southeast Gulf. The hurricane will move to 24.1N 87.0W Wed morning, and 25.4N 88.8W Wed evening. Twenty-Six will change little in intensity as it moves into the north central Gulf by late Thu. $$ GMZ011-051600- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1150 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ013-051600- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1150 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE swell. Scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-051600- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1150 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Scattered tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, E winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 35 to 40 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-051600- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1150 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ019-051600- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1150 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S of 24N, N winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, N to NE winds 40 to 45 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, NE winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, NE to E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 24N, NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 50 to 55 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming NE 65 to 75 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ021-051600- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1150 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. Straits of Florida, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 45 to 50 kt, diminishing to 35 to 40 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft Straits of Florida, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Straits of Florida, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, NE to E 55 to 65 kt. E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Straits of Florida, SE winds 55 to 65 kt, becoming SE to S 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 60 to 70 kt, shifting to SE 65 to 75 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-051600- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1150 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 .OVERNIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt late in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ025-051600- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1150 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, NW winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 8 to 12 ft elsewhere. Scattered tstms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt late in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N swell. $$ Forecaster Christensen