479 FZNT24 KNHC 180247 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1047 PM 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. GMZ001-181500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front moving eastward across the northern Gulf waters will dissipate across the NE Gulf on Thu. 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 Thu night, increasing to moderate to fresh speeds Fri night through Sun night. $$ GMZ040-181500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ041-181500- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU...NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .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...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N to NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ056-181500- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 89W, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ057-181500- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .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 W of 85W, and NW to N 10 kt E of 85W. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 85W, S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-181500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU...W of 96W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. E of 96W, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU NIGHT...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt. E of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ045-181500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU...S of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ046-181500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and NW to N 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ047-181500- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .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. Haze. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, N winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E late. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...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. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. 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, building to 3 ft late. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-181500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Haze. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Haze. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ049-181500- Central Bay of Campeche- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Haze. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Haze. .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 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ050-181500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1047 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Haze. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Haze. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt. E of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling