000 FZNT24 KNHC 040859 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 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. GMZ001-042100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will prevail across the NE Gulf through the Wed. A broad trough extending from the Bay ob Campeche NW to offshore of Tampico Mexico will meander through late Wed. A cold front will sink slowly into the NW Gulf late Wed and reach from the Florida Big Bend to the SW Gulf by late Thu, where it will merge with the lingering trough through Fri. $$ GMZ011-042100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE winds 5 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-042100- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-042100- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-042100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-042100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-042100- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-042100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S, then, shifting to SW to W late. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ025-042100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 459 AM EDT Mon Sep 4 2017 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less, then, building to 3 to 4 ft late. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft, then, subsiding to 2 ft or less late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling