000 FZNT24 KNHC 191511 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 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. GMZ001-200315- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Showers and thunderstorms are expected to linger across the NW Gulf of Mexico over the next day. A strong ridge from eastern seaboard to the NE Gulf will continue to dominate the Gulf waters the remainder of the week. The pressure gradient between the ridge and a deepening low pressure across the Southern Plains and northern Mexico will result in fresh to strong SE winds and high seas across the Gulf region today through Sat. Except peak seas of 10-13 ft on Thu and Fri in the Straits of Florida with 12 ft seas in the central Gulf on Fri. $$ GMZ011-200315- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-200315- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-200315- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-200315- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered tstms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-200315- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ021-200315- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 10 to 13 ft later in the day. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft, diminishing to 7 to 10 ft later in the day. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-200315- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-200315- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1111 AM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster AKR