000 FZNT24 KNHC 162002 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 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. GMZ001-170815- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will dominate the weather pattern across the Gulf waters this week producing mainly light to gentle winds and slight seas. However, winds and seas could be higher near showers and thunderstorms. Gentle to moderate westerly winds are expected over the NE Gulf Wed and Wed night as a cold front approaches the area. Gentle to moderate NE to E winds are forecast at night near and NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through Thu night increasing to moderate to fresh speeds Fri night and Sat night. $$ GMZ040-170815- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 27N, W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 27N, NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. N of 27N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-170815- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt late. E of 92W, W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt late. 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 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 92W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 92W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-170815- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-170815- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SW 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. 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, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-170815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 96W, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-170815- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S of 24N, 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. .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...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-170815- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 24N, SW to W winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-170815- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 24N, SW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 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 2 ft or less. .FRI...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...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 in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and W to NW 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-170815- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ049-170815- Central Bay of Campeche- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...S of 20N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .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...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 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ050-170815- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 402 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .WED...W of 90W, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster GR