977 FZNT24 KNHC 231425 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 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. GMZ001-240230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough will develop along the western Yucatan Peninsula during the late afternoons, then drift westward during the overnight hours accompanied by a fresh east to southeast wind shift with the trough dissipating along 96W during the late mornings. A frontal boundary will stall out over the northern Gulf today, then transition to a trough tonight and drift northward this weekend. $$ GMZ011-240230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-240230- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...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 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. .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. $$ GMZ015-240230- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 2018 .TODAY...NW winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-240230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 2018 .TODAY...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...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 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...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. $$ GMZ019-240230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-240230- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...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 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. $$ GMZ023-240230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 2018 .TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-240230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1025 AM EDT Thu Aug 23 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .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