000 FZNT24 KNHC 021517 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 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. GMZ001-030330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Broad low pressure in the west central Gulf near 24N93W will move slowly W over the SW Gulf through mid week. This low pressure may strengthen some and has a low potential for tropical development through the week. In the Atlantic, extremely dangerous Hurricane Dorian is over Grand Bahama Island in the northern Bahamas with maximum sustained winds of 135 kt and gusts to 165 kt. Dorian will move slowly W to WNW through the northern Bahamas today before turning NW then NNW to parallel the east coasts of Florida and Georgia through mid week. $$ GMZ011-030330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-030330- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-030330- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 2019 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-030330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 2019 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. 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. $$ GMZ019-030330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 2019 .TODAY...S of 24N, S winds 10 kt late in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-030330- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 2019 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-030330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 2019 .TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-030330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1117 AM EDT Mon Sep 2 2019 .TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen