000 FZNT24 KNHC 250731 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 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. GMZ001-251945- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will dominate the basin through the upcoming weekend, providing gentle to moderate winds. Looking ahead, a broad area of low pres over the NW Caribbean Sea is forecast to move generally northward over the NW Caribbean Sea and eastern Gulf of Mexico, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend or early next week. $$ GMZ040-251945- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. N of 27N, W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-251945- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W of 92W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-251945- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt. E of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 89W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in SE swell in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-251945- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W of 85W, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 85W, and SE 10 to 15 kt E of 85W. W of 85W, seas 4 to 6 ft. E of 85W, seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, Seas 5 to 7 ft. E of 85W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ058-251945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 96W, and NW 10 kt E of 96W. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. E of 96W, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W of 96W, SW to W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 96W, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-251945- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-251945- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-251945- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. 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. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...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. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in SE swell late. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in SE to S swell. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 24N, and 7 to 11 ft N of 24N. $$ GMZ048-251945- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-251945- Central Bay of Campeche- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .TONIGHT...S of 20N, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .SAT...S of 20N, NW winds 10 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-251945- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 331 AM EDT Fri Aug 25 2023 .TODAY...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky