000 FZNT24 KNHC 041457 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1057 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. GMZ001-050300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1057 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary will remain along the northern Gulf Coast through Fri. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue over the northern Gulf of Mexico this week along and south of the front. Similar activity exists north of 27N and east of 89W 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. $$ GMZ011-050300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1057 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-050300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1057 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ015-050300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1057 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-050300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1057 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .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. $$ GMZ019-050300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1057 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-050300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1057 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-050300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1057 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-050300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1057 AM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen/Aguirre