962 FZNT24 KNHC 030253 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 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. GMZ001-031500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough extending from near the Mouth of the Mississippi to the Bay of Campeche will slowly move W and moving inland over Texas and Mexico by Fri night. Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the vicinity of the trough. Surface troughs moving W from the Yucatan Peninsula will produce fresh to locally strong winds over the eastern waters of the Bay of Campeche from sunset to around midnight. $$ GMZ011-031500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-031500- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. 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 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-031500- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-031500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-031500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-031500- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-031500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-031500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1053 PM EDT Thu Aug 2 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky