000 FZNT24 KNHC 160821 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 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. GMZ001-162030- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019 .SYNOPSIS...An elongated trough extending across the central and western Gulf will become a broad low pressure center over the northwest Gulf late today, before moving inland over Texas tonight. Weak high pressure will build over the north central Gulf through mid week, before dissipating later in the week ahead of a weak cold front moving across the eastern Gulf. $$ GMZ011-162030- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .WED...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-162030- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019 .TODAY...W of 90W NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. E of 90W SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt W of 90W, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-162030- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-162030- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-162030- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-162030- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-162030- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-162030- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 421 AM EDT Mon Sep 16 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen