000 FZNT24 KNHC 231452 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 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. GMZ001-240300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front will move into the northern Gulf of Mexico today through Wed, with moderate to fresh N to NE winds prevailing behind the front. The front will stall from the Florida Big Bend to near Brownsville on Wed night, then dissipate through Thu. Weak high pressure will build over the NE Gulf Fri and Sat. A surface trough will move off the Yucatan Peninsula each night, supporting fresh to occasionally strong winds in the eastern Bay of Campeche. $$ GMZ011-240300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 .TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft early in the morning. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-240300- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, except NW portion becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...W to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, except NW portion N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 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. $$ GMZ015-240300- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-240300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 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 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-240300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N late in the evening, then, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. $$ GMZ021-240300- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming S 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-240300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW early in the afternoon, then, shifting to N late in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-240300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1052 AM EDT Tue Jul 23 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Reinhart