000 FZNT24 KNHC 271416 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 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. GMZ001-280230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A surface high will develop intermittently through Sat night over the NW gulf along a ridge extending from SW Florida to the Texas Coastal Bend. A weak trough will move E across the NE gulf waters through Sat. A weak cold front will move off the Mississippi Delta on Sat night, stall from the Florida Big Bend to 26N92W to the Texas Coastal Bend late Sun night with a surface low developing along the front over the NE gulf late Sun night. The low and front will drift W on Tue as the ridge rebuilds westward. A thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula each evening, drift W during the overnight hours, and dissipate over the SW Gulf each morning. $$ GMZ011-280230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-280230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-280230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TODAY...N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-280230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TODAY...E to 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. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...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...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-280230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-280230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-280230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-280230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1016 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Nelson