000 FZNT24 KNHC 140920 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 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. GMZ001-142130- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Upper level divergent flow is supporting a broad area of heavy showers and thunderstorms in the Bay of Campeche with scatterometer data showing strong to gusty winds off the coast of Veracruz. This area of convection will shift eastward toward the Yucatan Peninsula through tonight. Low visibility and rough seas are likely in the SW gulf during this period. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula tonight. Winds will become easterly across most of the basin by late today into Mon as high pressure settles over the northern Gulf. Slight to moderate seas will prevail, reaching 7 or 8 ft in the NW Gulf through today under a persistent SE wind flow. Winds are forecast to diminish to light to gentle speeds on Mon and prevail through Thu night. $$ GMZ040-142130- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-142130- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 92W, W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-142130- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...W of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 89W, SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. E of 89W, SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-142130- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...W of 85W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...W of 85W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-142130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-142130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-142130- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-142130- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. N of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-142130- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-142130- Central Bay of Campeche- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...S of 20N, SW winds 25 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 20N, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...S of 20N, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-142130- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 520 AM EDT Sun May 14 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 90W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Ramos