986 FZNT24 KNHC 030905 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 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. GMZ001-032115- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Depression Four is near 22.0N 80.7W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving west-northwest at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 1009 mb. Tropical Depression Four will move to near western Cuba this afternoon, strengthen to a tropical storm over the southeastern Gulf near 25.3N 83.9W late tonight with maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts 50 kt, then gradually strengthen as it moves to near 27.5N 84.3W Sun afternoon, to near 29.1N 83.9W late Sun night with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts 70 kt and inland near 30.4N 83.1W Mon afternoon, and to well northeast of the region through midweek. Otherwise, a weak ridge will remain in place over the northern Gulf through early next week allowing for generally gentle to moderate winds over most of the basin. $$ GMZ040-032115- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-032115- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the afternoon. E of 92W, NW winds 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-032115- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-032115- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming N 35 to 40 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 8 to 12 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, W to NW winds 35 to 45 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft, subsiding to 8 to 10 ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming NW to N 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W 45 to 55 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in mixed swell, except 11 to 19 ft elsewhere, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in mixed swell. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W winds 10 to 16 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt late. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-032115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .TODAY...W of 96W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 96W, N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-032115- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-032115- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less late. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NW to N 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-032115- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...Straits of Florida, NE winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 25 kt. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft. Widespread squalls and scattered thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Straits of Florida, S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in mixed SE and NW swell. $$ GMZ048-032115- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-032115- Central Bay of Campeche- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-032115- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 505 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 90W, E winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Aguirre