000 FZNT24 KNHC 220932 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 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. GMZ001-222145- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS...A ridge over the northern Gulf coast will shift east through mid week ahead of a developing low pressure area expected to emerge off the coast of Yucatan Thu. The low pressure will continue to move northward into the north central Gulf through Sat, bringing fresh to strong winds and building seas to the eastern Gulf. $$ GMZ011-222145- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-222145- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 2018 .TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ015-222145- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-222145- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...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 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...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...W winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-222145- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-222145- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 2018 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-222145- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 2018 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-222145- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 532 AM EDT Tue May 22 2018 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Christensen