623 FZNT24 KNHC 192018 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 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. GMZ001-200830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure ridge across the Gulf along 25N will prevail throughout the week. Active convection is expected across the northern Gulf during the next few days. A surface trough will move off the Yucatan Peninsula into the Bay of Campeche each evening, accompanied by fresh nocturnal winds. $$ GMZ011-200830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-200830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2018 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-200830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2018 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-200830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-200830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2018 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 to 15 kt, then, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-200830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-200830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-200830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 418 PM EDT Thu Jul 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Stripling