251 FZNT24 KNHC 222000 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 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. GMZ001-230800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 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. A surface high near 26N94W will meander over the northwest waters through late Thu while a weak trough moves southeast across the northeastern gulf waters where it will stall Thu, and then dissipate on Fri. $$ GMZ011-230800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SW winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-230800- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N to NE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E 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 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-230800- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-230800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...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...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-230800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-230800- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E 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 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 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-230800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-230800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 400 PM EDT Wed Aug 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .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. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Latto