000 FZNT24 KNHC 092121 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 421 PM 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. GMZ001-100930- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 421 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Eta over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico near 23.7N 83.8W 995 mb at 4 PM EST is moving SW at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds 45 kt gusts 55 kt. Eta will begin to slowly strengthen as it moves to near 23.2N 85.3W late tonight, to near 23.4N 85.5W early Tue afternoon with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt and to near 24.3N 85.5W late Tue night with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 75 kt. Eta will turn north-northeastward and begin to weaken as it moves to near 25.6N 85.4W early Wed afternoon with maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts 65 kt, to near 26.5N 85.6W late Wed night with maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt, to near 27.2N 85.4W early Thu afternoon with maximum sustained winds 45 kt gusts 55 kt, to near 28.0N 85.4W early Fri afternoon with maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt, then weaken to a depression near 28.6N 85.6W Sat afternoon. A cold front will move into the NW Gulf Wed and become stationary over the northern Gulf through Fri night, then lift back north as a warm front Sat. $$ GMZ011-100930- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 421 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SAT...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-100930- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 421 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and NE to E 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt W of 90W, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-100930- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 421 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, NE to E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, E winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, E to SE winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 17 to 26 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 25 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft, building to 13 to 20 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, SE to S winds 40 to 50 kt, shifting to SW late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 35 to 40 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt late. Seas 16 to 24 ft S of 27N, and 15 to 23 ft elsewhere. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft in the afternoon. $$ GMZ017-100930- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 421 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. 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...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-100930- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 421 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 88W. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 88W. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-100930- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 421 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N to NE winds 40 to 45 kt, shifting to E 45 to 50 kt late. Seas 12 to 19 ft Straits of Florida, and 18 to 27 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, except numerous squalls and thunderstorms near ETA. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft Straits of Florida, and 17 to 26 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, except numerous squalls and thunderstorms near ETA. .TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, S to SW winds 30 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 45 to 55 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 9 to 14 ft Straits of Florida, and 16 to 24 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, except numerous squalls and thunderstorms near ETA .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 45 to 55 kt, diminishing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft Straits of Florida, and 10 to 16 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Straits of Florida, SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Elsewhere, W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .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...Straits of Florida, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-100930- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 421 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-100930- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 421 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .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 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre