000 FZNT24 KNHC 272103 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 503 PM 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. GMZ001-280915- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 503 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will dominate the Gulf waters through the weekend as a series of troughs drifts E across the NE Gulf. A trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula during the evening hours before pushing offshore into the SW Gulf each night, then move W across the SW Gulf during the overnight hours, and dissipate by late each morning. A weak cold front will reach the northern Gulf waters on Sat night, then 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. $$ GMZ011-280915- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 503 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt,diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-280915- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 503 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt,becoming SW 10 to 15 kt 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...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-280915- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 503 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TONIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SUN...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-280915- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 503 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...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 winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-280915- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 503 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ021-280915- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 503 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to 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...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-280915- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 503 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-280915- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 503 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. $$ Forecaster GR