636 FZNT24 KNHC 031444 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 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. GMZ001-040245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough extending from the Florida Panhandle to just E of the Texas Coastal Bend to the western Bay of Campeche will shift W and inland through tonight. The northern extent of a tropical wave will move through the Straits of Florida tonight and across the southern Gulf this weekend. 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. Otherwise, high pressure ridging will prevail in the wake of the tropical wave. $$ GMZ011-040245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-040245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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. $$ GMZ015-040245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-040245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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. $$ GMZ019-040245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-040245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-040245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W early in the afternoon, then, shifting to N late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-040245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1044 AM EDT Fri Aug 3 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 McElroy