000 FZNT24 KNHC 031503 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 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. GMZ001-040315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A trough extends from a 1014 mb low centered near 29.5N89W to near 25N90W. Showers and thunderstorms can be expected near this system as it slowly moves W toward NE Texas through Wed. A high pressure ridge over the remainder of the Gulf will prevail through Sat night. A surface trough will emerge off the Yucatan Peninsula each evening through Sat, and help enhance nocturnal winds over the SW Gulf. $$ GMZ011-040315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 .TODAY...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-040315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 .TODAY...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-040315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NW to N winds 5 kt, shifting to W less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-040315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-040315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-040315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-040315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-040315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1103 AM EDT Tue Jul 3 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ Forecaster AL