000 FZNT24 KNHC 100849 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 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. GMZ001-102100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Franklin is inland near 19.9N 97.6W at 5 AM EDT moving W or 260 degrees at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 60 kt gusts to 75 kt. Franklin will continue westward and weaken to a Tropical Depression near 19.6N 99.8W this afternoon with marine conditions improved. A ridge will meander westward from the Florida Big Bend across the northern gulf waters through Mon with a surface high developing along the ridge during the late afternoons. A trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula during the evenings, move W during the overnight hours, and dissipate over the SW Gulf by late each morning. $$ GMZ011-102100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE to S swell. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ013-102100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-102100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-102100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-102100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. $$ GMZ021-102100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE 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. $$ GMZ023-102100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 35 to 40 kt,diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. S of 21N W of 95W, seas 19 ft in the morning. Seas 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 16 ft in the morning. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-102100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 5 AM EDT Thu Aug 10 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, becoming 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 to 4 ft late. $$ Forecaster Nelson