000 FZNT24 KNHC 170215 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1015 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. GMZ001-171415- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1015 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. 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 the forecast period. $$ GMZ040-171415- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-171415- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-171415- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and SW 10 to 15 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt W of 89W, and NW 10 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-171415- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...SW to 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 in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-171415- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...W of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW early in the morning. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the evening. E of 96W, SW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to S to SW early in the morning. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt early in the evening. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt W of 96W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 96W. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-171415- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...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...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in E to SE swell early in the morning. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-171415- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in SE swell early in the morning. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less in SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in SE swell early in the morning. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-171415- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to W early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the morning. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late evening and early morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S of 24N, NE winds 10 kt early in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. N of 24N, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT 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. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-171415- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ049-171415- Central Bay of Campeche- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt early in the evening. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E 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. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ050-171415- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1015 PM EDT Tue May 16 2023 .OVERNIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 90W, NE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Flynn