000 FZNT24 KNHC 022051 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 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. GMZ001-030900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong southerly winds will persist over the NE Gulf this evening related to 1016 mb low pressure near 28N86W. The low pressure is embedded along a trough reaching from the Big Bend area across the northern Gulf to the northern coast of Texas. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will persist over most of the N central and NE Gulf through tonight. The trough and low pressure will drift N of the area through early Thu as a ridge builds across the central Gulf. $$ GMZ011-030900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2017 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. Scattered showers. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-030900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2017 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ015-030900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2017 .Rest of this afternoon...N of 27N E of 86W SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Elsewhere S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-030900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2017 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-030900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-030900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-030900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2017 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-030900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 451 PM EDT Wed Aug 2 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. Scattered showers. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen