617 FZNT24 KNHC 311955 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 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. GMZ001-010800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front is approaching the NW gulf waters. The front will stall near the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts tonight, then return N as a weakening warm front Thu. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the front could produce brief gusty winds and higher seas. A surface trough is expected to form each day over the Yucatan Peninsula, then move over the Bay of Campeche at night. Fresh to locally strong winds will be possible over the eastern waters of the Bay of Campeche from sunset to around midnight as the troughs move offshore. $$ GMZ011-010800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 .TONIGHT...NW to N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to W late in the morning, then, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-010800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-010800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-010800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW late in the afternoon. 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. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-010800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-010800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-010800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW late in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-010800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 355 PM EDT Tue Jul 31 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE 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 to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster McElroy