000 FZNT24 KNHC 242037 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 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. GMZ001-250845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough will move into the eastern Gulf Wed night into Thu morning, bringing fresh E winds. Otherwise, high pressure pressure will dominate the basin through Fri, producing mainly gentle to moderate E to SE winds. Fresh winds will pulse west of the Yucatan Peninsula tonight and again Wed night. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form Thu over the southwestern Caribbean. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development if the low remains over water, and a tropical depression could form late this week or this weekend while the system moves northwestward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, across the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, and into the southwestern Gulf of Mexico by Sun. The system has a medium chance of tropical cyclone formation within the next 5 days. Regardless of development, confidence is increasing that winds and waves will increase Sun over the central and SW Gulf of Mexico. $$ GMZ011-250845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ013-250845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 90W, and SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ015-250845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 .TONIGHT...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-250845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...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 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 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ019-250845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ021-250845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-250845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-250845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 437 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen