000 FZNT24 KNHC 281403 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 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. GMZ001-290215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A trough over the NE waters will move E of the area tonight as a ridge builds from the Florida Straits to the Texas Coastal Bend with little change then expected through Sat night, then the ridge will weaken and retract Eastward. A weak cold front will move into the northern waters on Sat night, stall from the Florida Big Bend to 28N90W to NE Texas late Sun. Remnants of the front will drift NW on Mon and Tue and dissipate by Wed. A thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula each evening, drift westward during the overnight hours, and dissipate over the SW Gulf each morning. $$ GMZ011-290215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2017 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-290215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2017 .TODAY...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW 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, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-290215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2017 .TODAY...W winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-290215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .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...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to 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 to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-290215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-290215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. 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 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 to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-290215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-290215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1003 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 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. .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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E to 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. $$ Forecaster Nelson