000 FZNT24 KNHC 301511 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 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. GMZ001-310315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Dorian is near 24.5N 69.8W 972 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NW at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 95 kt with gusts to 115 kt. Dorian will intensify to a major hurricane as it moves to 25.3N 71.0W by this evening. Dorian will reach the northern Bahamas near by Sun evening, then continue across the northern Bahamas toward Florida as an extremely dangerous major hurricane through early Mon, before moving inland over Florida by early Tue. On its current forecast path, effects from Dorian could start to be felt over portions of the eastern Gulf of Mexico as early as Mon. Elsewhere, a low pressure center will move west across the southeastern Gulf today, south-central Gulf Saturday, then into the western Gulf by Sunday. $$ GMZ011-310315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-310315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-310315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ017-310315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-310315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-310315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt Straits of Florida, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON NIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .TUE... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ023-310315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-310315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1111 AM EDT Fri Aug 30 2019 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen