000 FZNT24 KNHC 310920 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 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. GMZ001-312130- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A surface trough is expected to take shape today, and extend from near the Yucatan Peninsula north-northeastward to the Florida Big Bend by tonight. Surface low pressure could form along this trough today or Thu and is expected to meander over the eastern Gulf through Fri. Environmental conditions appear only marginally favorable for additional development during this time. Enhanced showers and thunderstorms are expected across most of the eastern half of the Gulf today into Fri. Winds associated with this system are forecast to be fresh over the NE Gulf beginning tonight. The system should move eastward over Florida and into the Atlantic Ocean during the weekend. Elsewhere, over the western Gulf, high pressure should lead to gentle to moderate winds into the weekend, with occasional fresh pulses along the W coast of Yucatan. $$ GMZ040-312130- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ041-312130- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 kt. 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. $$ GMZ056-312130- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 89W, and NE 15 to 20 kt E of 89W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. $$ GMZ057-312130- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-312130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-312130- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 24N, and E 10 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ046-312130- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ GMZ047-312130- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-312130- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-312130- Central Bay of Campeche- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...S of 20N, variable less than 5 kt. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 20N, N winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-312130- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 520 AM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt E of 90W. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen