000 FZNT24 KNHC 130245 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 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. GMZ001-131445- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure extending from the western Atlantic westward along 29N to the N central Gulf will sink southeast through Tue. Scattered showers and thunderstorms across the NW and N central Gulf are associated with a low pressure trough and weak low pressure across the NW Gulf waters. This system will drift west-southwestward over the NW Gulf and toward the Texas coast during the weekend. Strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected with this activity. Moderate NE to E winds will pulse to fresh during the late afternoon and evenings off the NW Yucatan peninsula through early next week. Meanwhile, a weak frontal boundary is expected to stall just north of the central and NE Gulf during the weekend. $$ GMZ040-131445- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-131445- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-131445- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to S swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and SW to W 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and SW to W 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt early in the morning. E of 89W, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-131445- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the morning. 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-131445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-131445- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ046-131445- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-131445- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in S to SW swell early in the morning. $$ GMZ048-131445- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-131445- Central Bay of Campeche- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 20N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 20N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-131445- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1045 PM EDT Fri Aug 12 2022 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...W of 90W, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling