000 FZNT24 KNHC 121422 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 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. GMZ001-130230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending from the Florida Big Bend to the NE Texas coast will shift NW on Fri and reorient from N to S across the western gulf waters on Sat and Sun. A thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula during the late afternoons, move NW during the overnight hours, and dissipate over the SW Gulf by late morning each day. A broad surface trough will move W across the E gulf on Fri, then turn NW across the central gulf on Sat reaching the northern gulf on Sun. $$ GMZ011-130230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-130230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-130230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-130230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-130230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-130230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-130230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-130230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1022 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Nelson