000 FZNT24 KNHC 031354 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 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. GMZ001-040200- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure near Bermuda extends southwestward into the Gulf of Mexico. Moderate to fresh SE winds will continue across the Gulf waters through Thu, except gentle to moderate in the eastern Gulf. Fresh to strong winds are forecast to pulse nightly in the offshore waters north and west of the Yucatan Peninsula through Thu. The high pressure will retreat eastward late this week into the weekend ahead of an approaching cold front, allowing winds to diminish. $$ GMZ040-040200- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-040200- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-040200- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-040200- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S of 27N, E winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-040200- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-040200- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-040200- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-040200- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-040200- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-040200- Central Bay of Campeche- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...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. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-040200- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 954 AM EDT Tue May 3 2022 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky