000 FZNT24 KNHC 120827 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 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. GMZ001-122030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending from the Florida Big Bend to the NE Texas coast will reorient from the NE Texas coast to the Yucatan Peninsula on Fri, then shift W while weakening on Sat. A thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula during the late afternoons, move NW during the overnight hours and finally dissipate over the SW Gulf by late morning each day. Another surface trough will move W across the E gulf on Fri and reach the central gulf on Sat. $$ GMZ011-122030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-122030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-122030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-122030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-122030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-122030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-122030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-122030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 427 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ Forecaster McElroy