000 FZNT24 KNHC 200230 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 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. GMZ001-201430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending from the Atlantic Ocean into the Gulf waters will persist across the region through at least Monday. A thermal trough will develop during the evening hours in the Yucatan Peninsula, then move west across the southwest waters during the overnight hours, and dissipate by late each morning. A surface trough, currently extending from SW Florida to western Cuba, will drift WNW across the eastern Gulf through Monday. An area of low pressure is forecast to develop in the NW Caribbean Sea on Thursday. Easterly winds are expected to gradually increase across the southeast gulf waters and the Straits of Florida by Fri. $$ GMZ011-201430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-201430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-201430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-201430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-201430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-201430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-201430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-201430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1030 PM EDT Sat May 19 2018 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster GR