000 FZNT24 KNHC 201435 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 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. GMZ001-210245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will remain over the northern Gulf Coast through Thu night. A surface trough will drift westward from the Florida Straits to the central Gulf by Tue. A trough will develop by evening each day over the Yucatan Peninsula, then move W over the SW waters and dissipate by mid morning. An area of low pressure is forecast to develop over the NW Caribbean Sea could cause winds and seas to gradually increase over the SE Gulf waters and Straits of Florida late Thu and Fri. $$ GMZ011-210245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-210245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...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 to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E 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. $$ GMZ015-210245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-210245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-210245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-210245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .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...E to 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 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-210245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-210245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1035 AM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...From 19N to 22N between 89W and 91.5W N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E 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 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 McElroy