000 FZNT24 KNHC 240916 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 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. GMZ001-242130- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Harvey is centered near 23.2N 92.8W 995 mb at 3 AM EDT,moving N, or 360 degrees at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 40 kt gusting to 50 kt. Harvey is forecast to move near 24.0N 93.6W this afternoon, become a strong tropical storm near 27.5N 97.0W tonight, reaching hurricane strength near 26.3N 95.8W Fri afternoon before reaching 27.5N 97.0W Fri night off the coast of Texas, then move inland to 28.5N 97.8W through Sat night. Harvey will meander inland thereafter, possibly moving back over Gulf coastal waters. $$ GMZ011-242130- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 20 kt,becoming NE to E 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI... HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 50 to 70 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE to S winds 60 to 70 kt,diminishing to 45 to 55 kt late. Seas 21 to 24 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ013-242130- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt,becoming E 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 90W, and 4 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, E to SE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 14 ft. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 90W, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-242130- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft in SW swell in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-242130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W of 96W, N winds 10 to 15 kt,increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 25 to 30 kt,becoming N 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft W of 96W, and 11 to 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt,becoming NW 30 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 45 to 55 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 11 to 13 ft W of 96W, and 14 to 18 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI... HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 96W, W winds 35 to 40 kt,becoming SW to W 50 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 55 to 65 kt. Seas 14 ft W of 96W, and 16 to 19 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 35 to 40 kt,becoming SE to S 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ019-242130- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, SE to S winds 45 to 50 kt,diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 50 to 55 kt,diminishing to 40 to 45 kt late. Seas 8 to 10 ft S of 24N, and 13 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 24N, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 24N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ021-242130- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, becoming 3 ft late. Scattered showers. .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 winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-242130- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Elsewhere, NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-242130- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 516 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen