000 FZNT24 KNHC 250218 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 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. GMZ001-251430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong southerly return flow will prevail tonight in the far western Gulf as the pressure gradient between high pressure over the western Atlantic and lower pressure over Mexico tightens. Winds will also pulse to fresh to strong near the N coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on Wed evening. Moderate to fresh SE winds will prevail elsewhere through Wed with moderate seas. A cold front is expected to move into the western Gulf Wed night and weaken as it reaches from the NE Gulf to the eastern Bay of Campeche on Fri. The front will be followed by gentle to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas Fri and Sat as weak high pressure ridging settles over the basin. $$ GMZ040-251430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ041-251430- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-251430- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W of 90W, SE to S winds 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-251430- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in S to SW swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-251430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-251430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-251430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-251430- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-251430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-251430- Central Bay of Campeche- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...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...NE to E winds 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-251430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1018 PM EDT Tue May 24 2022 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster ERA