000 FZNT24 KNHC 162032 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 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. GMZ001-170845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A 1016 high pressure centered near 27N90W will remain in the north-central Gulf through tonight. A front will sink S and settle north of the northern Gulf tonight and linger in this area through Thu. This will increase winds across the northeast and north-central Gulf with moderate westerly winds. Moderate NE to E winds north and west of the Yucatan Peninsula will pulse to fresh during the late afternoons and evenings through the weekend. Otherwise, a tropical wave currently located over Nicaragua is forecast to move across Central America during the next few days and emerge over the Bay of Campeche, where an area of low pressure could form on Friday. Some gradual development of this system is possible while it moves northwestward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico through the weekend. $$ GMZ040-170845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-170845- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-170845- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 90W, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W of 90W, SW to W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-170845- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-170845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-170845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-170845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-170845- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-170845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-170845- Central Bay of Campeche- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to 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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to 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 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-170845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 432 PM EDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Ramos