000 FZNT24 KNHC 020217 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 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. GMZ001-021430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A weak high pressure ridge will persist over the northern Gulf for the next couple days. A low pressure trough will move into the eastern Gulf late Fri into Sat, producing increased showers and thunderstorms offshore. High pressure will build westward across Florida and into the eastern Gulf early next week. $$ GMZ011-021430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-021430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-021430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-021430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-021430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-021430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Straits of Florida, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...Straits of Florida, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-021430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-021430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1017 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ Forecaster Reinhart