886 FZNT24 KNHC 210153 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 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. GMZ001-211400- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the western W Gulf of Mexico through Fri, with strong gusty winds and seas to 10 ft. A strong ridge stretching from the eastern seaboard to the NE Gulf will continue to dominate the Gulf waters through Sat night. The pressure gradient will support fresh to strong SE winds and high seas across the Gulf region through Sat. Seas will peak at around 10 to 11 ft in the north-central Gulf Fri evening. $$ GMZ011-211400- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-211400- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...E to SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-211400- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-211400- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .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 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-211400- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-211400- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-211400- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 2021 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-211400- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 953 PM EDT Thu May 20 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Mundell