000 FZNT24 KNHC 021958 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 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. GMZ001-030800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak surface ridging prevails across the northern Gulf. The ridge will support gentle to moderate winds over most of the basin. Moderate return flow will develop across the W Gulf tonight through the upcoming weekend as high pressure shifts into the eastern Gulf. A thermal trough will emerge off the Yucatan Peninsula and will produce nightly moderate to fresh winds to the northwest of the Yucatan Peninsula, locally strong tonight and Fri night. $$ GMZ040-030800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-030800- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S to 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...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-030800- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-030800- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...W of 85W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. E of 85W, NE to E winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W of 85W, S to SW winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-030800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-030800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-030800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-030800- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-030800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in NE to E swell in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-030800- Central Bay of Campeche- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 20N, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-030800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 358 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W of 90W, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt late. E of 90W, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky