000 FZNT24 KNHC 311928 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 328 PM 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. GMZ001-010730- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .SYNOPSIS...A 1008 mb low is over the eastern Gulf near 26N86W, with a trough extending from it to 23N87W and to near 23N91W. Environmental conditions appear marginally favorable for some slow development over the next day or two as the system meanders over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Enhanced showers and thunderstorms are expected across most of the eastern Gulf through Fri night. 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. In its wake, moderate to occasional fresh N winds are expected in the eastern Gulf through late Mon. Moderate to occasionally fresh N Elsewhere, over the western Gulf, high pressure should lead to gentle to moderate winds into the weekend and into early next week, with occasional fresh pulses along the W coast of Yucatan. $$ GMZ040-010730- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 f t. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 f t. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 kt. N of 27N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ041-010730- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 92W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. E of 92W, SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ056-010730- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt W of 89W, and NE 15 to 20 kt E of 89W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E swell. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-010730- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft W of 85W, and 3 to 5 ft E of 85W. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE to E swell. $$ GMZ058-010730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-010730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ046-010730- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...S of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. N of 24N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ047-010730- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW swell. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ048-010730- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 f t. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-010730- Central Bay of Campeche- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-010730- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 328 PM EDT Wed May 31 2023 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft in N to NE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and N to NE 10 to 15 kt E of 90W. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in N to NE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre