000 FZNT24 KNHC 081515 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 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. GMZ001-090315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Eta is along the coast of Cuba near 22.5N 79.2W 993 mb at 10 AM EST moving NE at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Eta will move to near 24.1N 79.8W this evening, then turn westward on Mon morning as nears 24.5N 82.4W with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt and maintain intensity as it moves to near 23.9N 84.1W Mon evening, to near 23.8N 85.0W Tue morning, to near 24.0N 85.5W Tue evening and to near 24.9N 85.2W Wed morning. Eta will begin to weaken as it reaches near 26.2N 84.5W Thu morning with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt. Expect for marine conditions to deteriorate, with increasing winds and seas as Tropical Storm Eta moves into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico today through Mon. A cold front will move into the NW Gulf Wed and become stationary over the northern Gulf through Fri. Long-period swell will impact the area through the upcoming week. $$ GMZ011-090315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ013-090315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 90W, and 8 to 12 ft elsewhere. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft W of 90W, and 8 to 12 ft elsewhere. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-090315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, NE winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming N to NE 35 to 40 kt late. Elsewhere, NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, N to NE winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, NE to E winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-090315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 .TODAY...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-090315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ021-090315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Straits of Florida, seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 7 to 11 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, NW to N winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, NW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming W to NW 40 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft, building to 17 to 26 ft in the afternoon. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 50 to 55 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft Straits of Florida, and 18 to 27 ft elsewhere. .TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Straits of Florida, SW to W winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Elsewhere, NW winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Scattered tstms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ023-090315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-090315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1015 AM EST Sun Nov 8 2020 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre