000 FZNT24 KNHC 060246 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 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. GMZ001-061500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Thirteen near 22.2N 96.4W 1008 mb at 11 PM EDT moving E at 2 kt. Maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt. The depression is forecast to strengthen to a tropical storm near 22.1N 96.0W Wed morning, moving to near 21.8N 95.5W Wed evening, near 21.5N 95.3W Thu morning, near 21.3N 95.5W Thu evening, near 20.8N 95.9W as a strong tropical storm Fri evening, then moving inland over Mexico near 19.4N 98.1W Sat evening as a post-tropical system, dissipating by Sun evening. Hurricane Irma may move through the Straits of Florida late Sat afternoon, and through or near the E Gulf Sat night through the end of the weekend where Hurricane Conditions are Possible. $$ GMZ011-061500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-061500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN... .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 ft late. Elsewhere, N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft W of 90W, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft W of 90W, and 8 to 9 ft elsewhere. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ015-061500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT THROUGH SUN... .OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S of 27N, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S of 27N, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-061500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt W of 96W, and NE to E 35 to 45 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE to E 35 to 45 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 96W, and NE to E 30 to 40 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-061500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI AND SUN... .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ021-061500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...E 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, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ023-061500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 21N W of 95W, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, S winds 30 to 35 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 35 to 40 kt, increasing to 45 to 50 kt late. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 21N W of 95W, W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt,increasing to 35 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 45 to 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-061500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1046 PM EDT Tue Sep 5 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 ft late. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 6 ft elsewhere. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky