000 FZNT24 KNHC 040828 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 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. GMZ001-042030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary will remain along the northern Gulf Coast through Fri. Scattered moderate convection will continue over the northern Gulf of Mexico this week along and south of the front. Similar activity prevails north of 27N and east of 88W and will continue through today. Gentle to moderate westerly winds will prevail south of the front in the northeastern and north-central Gulf today. Moderate to fresh E winds will pulse off the NW Yucatan Peninsula into the Bay of Campeche every night through Sun night, in association with a diurnal trough. Elsewhere south of the front, a surface ridge will dominate the Gulf waters over the next several days producing gentle to moderate anticyclonic winds. $$ GMZ011-042030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-042030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-042030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-042030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-042030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-042030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-042030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-042030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 428 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA