868 FZNT24 KNHC 171452 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 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. GMZ001-180300- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending over the northern Gulf waters will dissipate by Thu. Gentle to moderate westerly winds are expected in association with this front. Then, weak high pressure will continue to dominate the weather pattern across the Gulf region through the upcoming weekend producing mainly light to gentle winds and slight seas. However, winds and seas could be higher near showers and thunderstorms. Gentle to moderate NE to E winds are forecast at night near and NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through the forecast period. $$ GMZ040-180300- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S of 27N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 27N, NE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-180300- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 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. 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 of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-180300- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-180300- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW to 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W of 85W, W to NW winds 10 kt. E of 85W, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-180300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...W of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 96W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-180300- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and SW to W 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S of 24N, SE 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 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...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-180300- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and SW 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 24N, NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...S of 24N, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-180300- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 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...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. 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...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 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. $$ GMZ048-180300- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ049-180300- Central Bay of Campeche- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ050-180300- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1052 AM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .TODAY...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster GR