000 FZNT24 KNHC 242101 OFFNT4 FZNT24 KNHC 242016 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 500 PM 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. GMZ001-250900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 500 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Recently upgraded Hurricane Harvey is centered near 24.7N 93.9W 976 mb at 2100 UTC, moving NNW, or 330 degrees at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 75 kt gusting to 90 kt. Harvey is forecast to reach near 25.5N 94.8W Fri morning then reaching 27.8N 96.7W Fri night off the coast of Texas, then move inland Fri night. Harvey will meander inland thereafter, moving back over Gulf coastal waters early next week. $$ GMZ011-250900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 500 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt,increasing to 45 to 55 kt late. Seas 14 ft, building to 20 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 75 to 95 kt. Seas 26 to 29 ft. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE to S winds 70 to 90 kt,diminishing to 55 to 65 kt late. Seas 28 ft, subsiding to 18 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 40 to 45 kt, diminishing to 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-250900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 500 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, E to SE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 13 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 30 to 35 kt. Seas 12 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 11 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 9 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 90W, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-250900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 500 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-250900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 500 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. W of 96W, NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 65 to 75 kt, shifting to SW to W 70 to 80 kt late. Seas 11 to 13 ft W of 96W, and 21 to 24 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 96W, SW to W winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Elsewhere, SW winds 75 to 85 kt, becoming S to SW 50 to 60 kt in the afternoon,Seas 24 ft, subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 30 to 35 kt,becoming SE to S 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-250900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 500 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S of 24N, SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 65 to 75 kt,diminishing to 40 to 45 kt late. Seas 8 to 10 ft S of 24N, and 12 to 15 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 24N, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-250900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 500 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .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. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, becoming 2 ft or less. .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...W to NW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-250900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 500 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Elsewhere, NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft in N to NE swell. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-250900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 500 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2017 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to 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. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster ERA