158 FZNT24 KNHC 180800 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 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. GMZ001-182000- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough will develop along the Yucatan Peninsula during the late afternoons, then drift westward across the southwest gulf waters during the overnight hours accompanied by a fresh east to southeast wind shift with the trough dissipating along 96W during the late mornings. Otherwise, an east to west ridge extends across the gulf waters along 28N accompanied by gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow which is forecast to increase to a fresh southerly breeze across the northwest gulf waters on Sun evening, and continue through sunrise on Mon. The ridge will then shift south and extend east to west across the central waters during the middle of next week. $$ GMZ011-182000- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-182000- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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 winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-182000- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-182000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 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 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-182000- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-182000- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE 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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-182000- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-182000- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 400 AM EDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E 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. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Nelson