000 FZNT24 KNHC 072108 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 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. GMZ001-080915- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin in the NW Caribbean near 18.6N 85.9W at 5 PM moving NW at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 50 kt with gusts to 60 kt. Franklin will move across the Yucatan Peninsula tonight and Tue and enter the Bay of Campeche around 5 PM Tue. Franklin is forecast to intensify to a Cat 1 hurricane near 1 PM Wednesday near 20.5N 94W. Franklin will then move inland Mexico near Veracruz late Wed night to early Thu. An E to W ridge will establish across the basin late Thu through Friday. $$ GMZ011-080915- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ013-080915- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-080915- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-080915- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and E 30 to 35 kt elsewhere. W of 96W, seas 4 ft, building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 10 ft, building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 17 ft W of 96W, and 16 to 17 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SE swell. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-080915- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 24N, E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 24N, E to SE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft S of 24N, and 9 ft elsewhere. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-080915- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-080915- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 3 ft. Elsewhere, seas 4 ft, building to 7 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt,becoming NW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon,Seas 8 ft, building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds 30 to 35 kt,becoming NW to N 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon,Seas 14 ft, building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 45 to 50 kt, shifting to SW to W 50 to 55 kt late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 55 to 60 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 19 to 21 ft S of 21N W of 95W, and 23 to 25 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-080915- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 508 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 12 to 16 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 30 to 35 kt,diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 50 to 55 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 19 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 45 to 50 kt,diminishing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 10 to 13 ft elsewhere. .THU...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .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 4 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 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. $$ Forecaster Ramos