000 FZNT24 KNHC 162002 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 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. GMZ001-170815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure extending from the western Atlantic to across the central Gulf will support gentle winds and low seas across the through mid- week. Locally fresh winds are possible late this evening in the eastern Bay of Campeche near the Yucatan peninsula due to local effects. A weak cold front may stall along the northern Gulf coast Mon into Tue. $$ GMZ011-170815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ013-170815- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 90W. .MON...W of 90W, NW to N winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms E of 90W. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-170815- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in mixed SE and W to NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in W to NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in W to NW swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in W to NW swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in W to NW swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in W to NW swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft in W to NW swell. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-170815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms W of 96W. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ019-170815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ021-170815- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TONIGHT...Straits of Florida, NE to E winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt Straits of Florida, and variable less than 5 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-170815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE to E swell.Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ025-170815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 402 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2020 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre