971 FZNT24 KNHC 162000 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 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. GMZ001-170800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending westward from the Atlantic into the northern Gulf will prevail into early next week. A nocturnal trough will move off the Yucatan Peninsula into the SW Gulf each night, accompanied by surge of fresh NE to E winds. $$ GMZ011-170800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-170800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-170800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-170800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE 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 to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .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 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE 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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-170800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-170800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E 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. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to 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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-170800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-170800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 400 PM EDT Thu Aug 16 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .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...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ Forecaster Latto