601 FZNT24 KNHC 190814 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 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. GMZ001-192015- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough will develop along the western 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 will extend across the gulf waters between 26N and 27N accompanied by gentle to moderate anticyclonic flow which is forecast to increase to a fresh southerly breeze across the northwest gulf waters this evening and continue through late tonight. $$ GMZ011-192015- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-192015- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...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. .MON...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 to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-192015- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-192015- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 3 ft or less. .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. .THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-192015- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-192015- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-192015- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-192015- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 414 AM EDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...E to SE 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. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Nelson