000 FZNT24 KNHC 190315 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 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. GMZ001-191515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the northeast Gulf will shift eastward through Fri, as low pressure develops south of the area over Central America. This pattern will allow an area of moderate to fresh SE winds over the western Gulf to expand eastward across the Gulf by late Fri. Winds and seas will then diminish slightly across most of the basin through early next week as the pressure gradient relaxes, leaving only pulses of fresh to occasionally strong winds at night off the northern and western Yucatan Peninsula. $$ GMZ040-191515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ041-191515- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-191515- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-191515- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the morning. Elsewhere, SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S of 27N, SE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-191515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-191515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-191515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-191515- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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. $$ GMZ048-191515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-191515- Central Bay of Campeche- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E to SE 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 to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-191515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1115 PM EDT Wed May 18 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Christensen