000 FZNT24 KNHC 241457 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1057 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. GMZ001-250300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Harvey is centered near 24.0N 93.3W 982 mb at 11 AM EDT, moving N-NW, or 340 degrees at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 55 kt gusting to 65 kt. Harvey is forecast to intensify to hurricane strength near 24.9N 94.2W this evening, near 26.0N 95.3W Fri morning before reaching 27.3N 96.3W Fri night off the coast of Texas, then move inland late Fri night. Harvey will meander inland thereafter, possibly moving back over Gulf coastal waters. $$ GMZ011-250300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt, increasing to 45 to 55 kt late. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI... HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 65 to 85 kt. Seas 18 to 23 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE to S winds 65 to 85 kt. Seas 21 to 24 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 16 ft in S swell. .SAT NIGHT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ013-250300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to 30 kt W of 90W, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 12 to 13 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 30 to 35 kt W of 90W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 14 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 11 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 ft in SW swell. .SAT NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-250300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-250300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 35 to 40 kt, increasing to 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 14 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 96W, N winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 30 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 60 to 70 kt, shifting to SW to W 65 to 75 kt late. Seas 14 to 18 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI... HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW to W winds 45 to 50 kt W of 96W, and S to SW 65 to 80 kt elsewhere. Seas 15 to 23 ft in NW to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming SE to S 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 10 to 13 ft in NW swell. .SAT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ019-250300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE winds 50 to 60 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, SE to S winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 50 to 65 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE to S 30 to 35 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .MON... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ021-250300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1057 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, becoming 3 ft late. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-250300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft in N swell. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-250300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1057 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TODAY...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Forecaster AL