000 FZNT24 KNHC 192041 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 441 PM 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. GMZ001-200845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 441 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Showers and thunderstorms are expected continue across the NW and central Gulf of Mexico over the few days. These storms could produce frequent lightning, gusty winds and reduce visibility. Meanwhile, a strong ridge stretching 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 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 tonight through Sat. Seas will peak 10 to 13 ft on Thu and Fri in the Straits of Florida with 12 ft seas in the central Gulf on Fri. $$ GMZ011-200845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 441 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-200845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 441 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .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...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .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 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-200845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 441 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-200845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 441 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered tstms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-200845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 441 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-200845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 441 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE 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 12 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .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 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-200845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 441 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-200845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 441 PM EDT Wed May 19 2021 .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, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster AKR