000 FZNT24 KNHC 251515 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 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. GMZ001-260315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Laura centered north of the Yucatan Channel near 23.7N 87.0W at 1500 UTC moving W-NW or 290 deg at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds 65 kt gusts 80 kt. Laura will continue to gradually intensify as it reaches near 24.6N 89.2W early tonight, reaches near 26.0N 91.5W Wed morning with maximum sustained winds 90 kt gusts 110 kt, and continue over the NW Gulf to near 28.0N 93.3W early Wed night with maximum sustained winds 100 kt gusts 120 kt. Laura is then expected to move more northward and inland late Wed night through early Thu morning and reach near 30.5N 93.9W Thu morning. Laura will then weaken quickly as it moves northward and well inland Thu and Thu night. Expect long-period swell from Laura to impact most of the basin through Thu. Atlantic high pressure will build westward over the eastern Gulf in the wake of Laura. $$ GMZ011-260315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 19 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W to NW winds 50 to 55 kt, becoming SW to W 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Scattered tstms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-260315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE to E winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming E 45 to 50 kt late. W of 90W, seas 7 to 11 ft, building to 16 to 24 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 16 to 25 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 90W, NE to E winds 70 to 80 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 22 to 33 ft. Elsewhere, SE winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 to 24 ft, subsiding to 12 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W of 90W, S winds 75 to 85 kt, diminishing to 45 to 55 kt late. Seas 21 to 32 ft, subsiding to 15 to 23 ft late. Elsewhere, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft W of 90W, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-260315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 25 to 30 kt. S of 27N, seas 13 to 20 ft, subsiding to 9 to 14 ft late. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-260315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W of 96W, NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 10 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S 15 to 20 kt late. W of 96W, seas 7 to 11 ft. Elsewhere, seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft late. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft W of 96W, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-260315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. S of 24N, NW winds 45 to 50 kt, becoming S to SW 25 to 30 kt late. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 60 to 70 kt, shifting to SW to W 65 to 75 kt late. Seas 9 to 13 ft S of 24N, and 19 to 28 ft elsewhere. Scattered to numerous showers and tstms. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 24N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 70 to 80 kt, becoming S 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 to 24 ft, subsiding to 12 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Scattered to numerous showers and tstms. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 24N, seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, seas 8 to 12 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft late. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-260315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 12 to 18 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft late. Scattered showers and tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-260315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-260315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1115 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. $$ Forecaster Stripling