000 FZNT24 KNHC 130320 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 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. GMZ001-131530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Fred is along the north coast of Cuba near 21.5N 75.6W 1013 mb at 11 PM EDT moving WNW at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. Fred is forecast to strengthen to a tropical storm early Fri and move across the Straits of Florida through Sat afternoon reaching the southeastern Gulf waters near 25.5N 82.1W Sat evening with maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt. Fred is forecast to reach near 27.2N 83.1W early Sun with maximum sustained winds 45 kt guts 55 kt, to near 29.1N 84.2W Sun evening and inland to near 31.8N 85.6W by Mon evening with maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt. Meanwhile, moderate to fresh east winds off the northwest Yucatan Peninsula are due to the typical Yucatan Peninsula trough that develops each afternoon. Elsewhere, gentle to moderate winds and slight seas will persist through the period. $$ GMZ011-131530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ013-131530- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ015-131530- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-131530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-131530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-131530- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...Straits of Florida, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-131530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-131530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1120 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt early in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre