660 FZNT24 KNHC 120849 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 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. GMZ001-122100- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Showers and thunderstorms will continue over the SW Gulf of Mexico today as a surface trough there shifts slowly W and into Mexico. A weak surface ridge will maintain gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas across most of the basin through Fri night. Otherwise, moderate to fresh winds are expected along the Yucatan Peninsula each evening and night for the next few days. $$ GMZ040-122100- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-122100- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...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. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE to S swell. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-122100- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, W winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, NW winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. E of 89W, W winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W of 89W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in SE to S swell late. $$ GMZ057-122100- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. E of 85W, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds 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...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-122100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-122100- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-122100- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-122100- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-122100- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-122100- Central Bay of Campeche- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 20N, and E 10 kt N of 20N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-122100- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 449 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Stripling