000 FZNT24 KNHC 140831 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 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. GMZ001-142045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge just north of the area will maintain gentle to moderate E to SE winds and slight to moderate seas across much of the Gulf through Fri. A surface trough will develop each day over the Yucatan and shift westward into the SW Gulf. This will support fresh to occasionally strong winds off the northwest Yucatan Peninsula and eastern Bay of Campeche during the overnight hours through Thu night. Looking ahead, a trough will move through the southeast Gulf Fri and across the central Gulf Sat and Sun, bringing a slight increase in winds and seas to the Straits of Florida Fri night into Sat. $$ GMZ011-142045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-142045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-142045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-142045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-142045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-142045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Straits of Florida E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Elsewhere E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-142045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-142045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 431 AM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ Forecaster Christensen