000 FZNT24 KNHC 210302 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 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. GMZ001-211515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh winds prevail over the eastern Gulf associated with a surface trough along 86W. Scattered showers and thunderstorms prevail in the vicinity of the trough. Additional development of this system is possible as it moves westward at about 15 to 20 kt, and a tropical depression could form as it approaches the western Gulf of Mexico coastline by Tuesday. This system has a high chance of development in 48 hours and 7 days. Regardless of development, rough seas can be expected in the central and western Gulf on Mon through Tue. $$ GMZ040-211515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in E swell early in the evening. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. $$ GMZ041-211515- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. $$ GMZ056-211515- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-211515- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-211515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...W of 96W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...W of 96W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the morning. E of 96W, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W of 96W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-211515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and SE 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-211515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt N of 24N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-211515- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-211515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-211515- Central Bay of Campeche- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW winds 10 kt S of 20N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 20N. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the evening. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-211515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1102 PM EDT Sun Aug 20 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. $$ Forecaster ERA