443 FZNT24 KNHC 131456 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 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. GMZ001-140300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A broad area of low pressure in the central gulf will shift northwest and reach inland southeast Texas on Fri evening. Fresh to locally strong easterly winds are forecast over the northeast semicircle of the low. This system has a medium chance of becoming a tropical cyclone prior to reaching the Texas coast. A northwest to southeast orientated surface ridge will set up from central Louisiana to Florida Bay by early Sat, with a surface high developing along the ridge near 27N91W late Sat. The surface high will shift slightly south early next week as a surface trough passes slowly east across the north-central gulf waters. $$ GMZ011-140300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-140300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and N to NE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-140300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE to E 5 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW late in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-140300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE late in the evening, then, shifting to S to SW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-140300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-140300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TODAY...E to SE 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. .FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-140300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TODAY...NW to N winds 5 kt, shifting to NE towards evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-140300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1056 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TODAY...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. .FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Nelson