331 FZNT24 KNHC 132019 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 419 PM 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. GMZ001-140830- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 419 PM 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. $$ GMZ011-140830- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 419 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-140830- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 419 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt W of 90W, and E 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and E to SE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and N to NE 5 to 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N late in the afternoon. 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 less than 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. .TUE...NE to E winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-140830- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 419 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NE 5 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW to N late in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-140830- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 419 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TONIGHT...W of 96W, NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late, then, shifting to SW late. Elsewhere, NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W of 96W, SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-140830- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 419 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-140830- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 419 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .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...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE 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 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-140830- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 419 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TONIGHT...S winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-140830- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 419 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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...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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Nelson