000 FZNT24 KNHC 042107 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 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. GMZ001-050915- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A squall line extending from just west of Pensacola to near 27N91W is accompanied by numerous strong to severe thunderstorms producing strong gusty winds and frequent lightning. The squall line will rapidly move across the rest of the central and NE Gulf tonight. A weak cold front along the Texas coast will move move across the NW and north-central Gulf tonight and become stationary through Sun night and weaken to a trough Mon. Otherwise, weak ridging northeast of the Gulf will produce gentle winds and placid sea conditions into next week. Diurnal trough development over the Yucatan Peninsula will support pulses of fresh winds in the SW Gulf next week. Smoke and haze from ongoing agricultural fires in Mexico could reduce visibilities in the western Gulf and the Bay of Campeche. $$ GMZ011-050915- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ013-050915- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 .TONIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near numerous showers and thunderstorms E of 91W. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms E of 90W. .SUN NIGHT...W of 90W, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 kt early in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-050915- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SW to W winds 10 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-050915- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. .SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-050915- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. Isolated showers and thunderstorms N of 26N E of 91W. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. Isolated showers and thunderstorms N of 26N E of 91W. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-050915- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-050915- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE to E winds 10 kt until early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. Isolated showers. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming NE 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm. Isolated showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-050915- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 507 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Smoke with visibility 3 to 5 nm .SUN NIGHT...E 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre