000 FZNT24 KNHC 161436 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 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. GMZ001-170245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough will continue to support isolated thunderstorms across the N Gulf today and tonight. A surface ridge over the central Gulf will support mostly gentle to moderate winds and slight seas across the basin through Sun. $$ GMZ040-170245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-170245- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. 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, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-170245- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and W 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. W of 89W, seas 3 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft late. E of 89W, seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ057-170245- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SW to W 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ058-170245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-170245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. 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...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE 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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-170245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-170245- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. 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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and E 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-170245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ049-170245- Central Bay of Campeche- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...S of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S of 20N, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-170245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1036 AM EDT Wed Aug 16 2023 .TODAY...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...W of 90W, NE to E winds 10 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Landsea