000 FZNT24 KNHC 042038 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 438 PM 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. GMZ001-050845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 438 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A slow-moving cold front extends from the Florida Big Bend to Corpus Christi Texas. The front will become stationary tonight over the northern Gulf of Mexico. On the Friday, the front will weaken as it lifts northward. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue over the northern half of the Gulf of Mexico through Friday. Moderate SW to W winds will prevail south of the front in the northeastern Gulf through this evening. Moderate to fresh E winds will pulse off the NW Yucatan Peninsula into the Bay of Campeche every night through Mon 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. $$ GMZ011-050845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 438 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-050845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 438 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TONIGHT...W of 90W, NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 90W, and W 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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, W winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...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. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-050845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 438 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-050845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 438 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-050845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 438 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TONIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-050845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 438 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 to SE 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-050845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 438 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-050845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 438 PM EDT Wed Aug 4 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen