000 FZNT24 KNHC 211930 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 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. GMZ001-220730- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge will remain over the northern Gulf Coast through Thu night. A surface trough currently extending from near the western tip of Cuba to the Florida Panhandle will drift westward over the central Gulf by Wed. Low pressure may develop over the NW Caribbean Thu and move N along the trough into the S central Gulf Fri and to near the northern Gulf Coast by Sat night. $$ GMZ011-220730- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-220730- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 2018 .TONIGHT...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 to SE 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft late. $$ GMZ015-220730- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ017-220730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 2018 .TONIGHT...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 to SE winds 10 to 15 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 winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-220730- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-220730- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 2018 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 6 to 8 ft Straits of Florida. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt Straits of Florida, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-220730- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-220730- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 330 PM EDT Mon May 21 2018 .TONIGHT...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 to E 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster McElroy