000 FZNT24 KNHC 151955 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 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. GMZ001-160800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will remain in control of the weather pattern across the Gulf waters during the next several days producing mainly light to gentle winds and slight seas. Gentle to moderate westerly winds are expected over the NE Gulf Wed and Wed night as a cold front approaches to the area. Gentle to moderate NE to E winds are forecast at night near and to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through Fri night, then fresh winds may occur by Sat night. $$ GMZ040-160800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-160800- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...W of 92W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 92W, NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 92W, and SW to W 10 kt E of 92W. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-160800- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE...W of 89W, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 89W, SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-160800- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 85W, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE late. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-160800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-160800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED 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 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ046-160800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ047-160800- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-160800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ049-160800- Central Bay of Campeche- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ050-160800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 355 PM EDT Mon May 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster GR