000 FZNT24 KNHC 201513 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 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. GMZ001-210315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Potential Tropical Cyclone Three centered near 25.9N 90.5W 999 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NW or 320 deg at 9 kt, with maximum sustained winds 35 kt gusts 45 kt. Highest winds remain well to the NE of the center. Potential Tropical Cyclone Three is forecast to continue moving NW and reach near 26.7N 91.6W this evening, where it will become a Tropical Storm, then move NNW and reach 27.4N 92.6W Wed morning, then strengthen slightly as it moves inland near 30.1N 94.0W Thu morning. High seas will continue N and well E of the cyclone center through Wednesday. High pressure will extend from the Atlantic westward across the northern Gulf Thursday night through Saturday night. $$ GMZ011-210315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. .WED... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-210315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING today... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...Variable winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft W of 90W, and 15 to 18 ft elsewhere. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Variable winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft W of 90W, and 16 to 18 ft elsewhere. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms. .WED... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE to S winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-210315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .WED...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-210315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2017 .TODAY...W of 96W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and NW to N 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft W of 96W, and 10 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-210315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING today... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...Variable winds 25 to 35 kt N of 24N...and variable winds 15 to 15 kt S of 24N. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 24N, and 10 to 15 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW to W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft S of 24N, and 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .WED... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft S of 24N, and 11 to 12 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-210315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft Straits of Florida, and 11 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered thunderstorms. .WED...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft Straits of Florida, and 10 to 12 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-210315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2017 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-210315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1113 AM EDT Tue Jun 20 2017 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 6 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and W to NW 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Elsewhere, W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 5 kt,increasing to 10 to 15 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling