000 FZNT24 KNHC 170850 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 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. GMZ001-172100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge across the northern Gulf will persist through Sunday. Winds and seas will increase in the southern Gulf Monday and Tuesday ahead of a broad area of low pressure expected to move from the Yucatan Peninsula into the SW Gulf. Widespread active convection will accompany the low as it moves into the Gulf. E to SE swell is expected to propagate from the far south-central waters to the NW and W Central waters by mid- week. $$ GMZ011-172100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-172100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and S 5 to 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ015-172100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-172100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ019-172100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. $$ GMZ021-172100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and TSTMs. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, except 25 to 30 kt W of 84W. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 6 to 9 ft W of 84W. Scattered showers and TSTMs. .MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, except SE to S 25 to 30 kt W of 84W. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 8 to 13 ft W of 84W. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, except SE to s 25 to 30 kt W of 84W. Seas 5 to 8 ft, except 8 to 13 ft W of 84W. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, except E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 85W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft W of 85W. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-172100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-172100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 450 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs E of 92W. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs E of 92W. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs E of 92W. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated TSTMs E of 92W. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre