000 FZNT24 KNHC 251519 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 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. GMZ001-260330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough will move into the eastern Gulf tonight into Thu morning, bringing fresh NE to 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 Thu night. A broad area of low pressure is expected to form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea over the next day or so. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this week or this weekend while the system moves northwestward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea. The disturbance is expected to move near or across the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico on Saturday, and move into the western Gulf of Mexico by Sunday where conditions could be favorable for additional development to occur. Expect a large increase in winds and seas Sun and Sun night over the central and western Gulf. $$ GMZ011-260330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ013-260330- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 90W, and SE 10 kt elsewhere. 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...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less W of 90W, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ015-260330- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-260330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ019-260330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ021-260330- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-260330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-260330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1119 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen