000 FZNT24 KNHC 291423 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 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. GMZ001-300230- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A weak pressure gradient will maintain gentle winds and slight seas through the upcoming weekend. Expect active weather to continue across NW and N central portions of the basin into the weekend, as an upper level trough lingers just W of the area. $$ GMZ040-300230- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-300230- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 92W, and SE to S 10 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...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. $$ GMZ056-300230- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-300230- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-300230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt late in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, SE to S winds 10 kt late in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-300230- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-300230- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-300230- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and E 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-300230- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-300230- Central Bay of Campeche- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-300230- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1023 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Stripling