731 FZNT24 KNHC 310330 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 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. GMZ001-311530- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A weak trough will develop Fri over the central Gulf, then dissipate into Sat. Elsewhere, a ridge will dominate the Gulf waters into the weekend and support gentle to moderate winds through early next week. A surface trough will develop each evening over the Yucatan Peninsula before moving W and offshore into the SW Gulf during the overnight hours. A surge of moderate to fresh NE to E winds will accompany this trough each night. $$ GMZ011-311530- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-311530- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt W of 90W, and SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt W of 90W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE 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...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-311530- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-311530- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...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 3 ft or less. .MON...E to 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. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-311530- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-311530- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 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...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-311530- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-311530- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1130 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen