000 FZNT24 KNHC 310858 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 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. GMZ001-312100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Idalia continues to pull farther east away from the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, high pressure will continue to build over the Gulf. Gentle to moderate winds will persist through early next week with slight seas. $$ GMZ040-312100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-312100- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 92W, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 92W, and S to SW 10 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable 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, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-312100- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and S to SW 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-312100- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt W of 85W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 85W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E 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 winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-312100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-312100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...S of 24N, W to NW winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt late. N of 24N, E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S 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...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-312100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-312100- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-312100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable less than 5 kt. Winds NE winds 10 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, E to SE winds late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-312100- Central Bay of Campeche- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in N to NE swell. .FRI...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in N to NE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S of 20N, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. 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...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-312100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 458 AM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023 .TODAY...W of 90W, SW winds 10 kt. E of 90W, S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster AKR