222 FZNT24 KNHC 201918 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 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. GMZ001-210730- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 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 dissipating along 96W during the late mornings. The Azores high will continue to extend a ridge axis across the basin through Tue night. On Wed, a cold front N of the area will transition to a stationary front along the northern gulf coast and then dissipate late at night. The remnants of the front will transition to a surface trough from the Florida Big Bend SW to the central basin, which is forecast to dissipate on Thu over the Tampa Bay adjacent waters. A surface ridge will then move eastward N of the area supporting northerly light to gentle winds across the basin through early Fri. Return flow will resume across the basin on Sat. $$ GMZ011-210730- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-210730- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to 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. $$ GMZ015-210730- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W to NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-210730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...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. $$ GMZ019-210730- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-210730- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 .TONIGHT...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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-210730- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-210730- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 318 PM EDT Mon Aug 20 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 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. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Ramos