000 FZNT24 KNHC 091515 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 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. GMZ001-100315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Eta over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico near 24.6N 83.4W 994 mb at 10 AM EST is moving SW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. Eta will move to near 23.9N 84.7W this evening, then begin to strengthen near 23.6N 85.3W early Tue with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt, move to near 24.5N 85.4W Tue evening with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt. Eta will maintain intensity as it slowly moves north-northeastward reaching near 25.6N 85.5W early Wed with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt, to near 26.5N 85.3W Wed evening, then begin to gradually weaken as it reaches near 27.2N 85.1W early Thu with maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt and to near 28.4N 84.4W early Fri with maximum sustained winds 45 kt gusts 55 kt. A cold front will move into the NW Gulf Wed and become stationary over the northern Gulf through Fri. $$ GMZ011-100315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-100315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TODAY...W of 90W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and NE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 90W, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...W of 90W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 90W, and 7 to 10 ft elsewhere. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-100315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S of 27N, NE winds 35 to 45 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft S of 27N, and 9 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, NE to E winds 35 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, E winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, E to SE winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 20 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-100315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-100315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 88W. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell in NE swell. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ021-100315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. Straits of Florida, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 40 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 16 ft, building to 16 to 24 ft in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, SW winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming S to SW 45 to 50 kt late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft Straits of Florida, and 18 to 27 ft elsewhere. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, S to SW winds 45 to 50 kt, diminishing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft Straits of Florida, and 17 to 26 ft elsewhere. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, W winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Straits of Florida, SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft Straits of Florida, and 10 to 16 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU...Straits of Florida, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in mixed NE and NW swell. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ023-100315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-100315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1015 AM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre