000 FZNT24 KNHC 052100 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 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. GMZ001-060900- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from near Panama City, Florida to 26N90W and to inland southern Texas. The combination of the front and a mid to upper-level trough over the western Gulf is resulting in numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms over much of the NE, central and SW Gulf waters. This activity is likely producing strong gusty winds and frequent lightning. The stationary front will begin to slowly move southeastward across the eastern Gulf as a weak cold front Mon through Tue while weakening. A high pressure ridge will build northeast of the region through Wed night, then shift east-southeast Thu through Fri night as a weak cold front approaches eastern Texas. Diurnal trough development over the Yucatan Peninsula will support pulses of fresh to locally strong winds in the SW Gulf Mon through Thu. Areas of haze from ongoing agricultural fires in Mexico could reduce visibilities in the western Gulf and the Bay of Campeche through early next week. $$ GMZ011-060900- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-060900- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 2019 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE 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 to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-060900- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 2019 .TONIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-060900- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 2019 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of haze. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of haze. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-060900- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. Areas of haze. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Areas of haze. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Areas of haze. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Areas of haze. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-060900- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 2019 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Areas of haze. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Areas of haze. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated showers. Areas of haze. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. Areas of haze. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-060900- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 2019 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of haze and smoke with occasional visibility less than 5 nm. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of haze and smoke with occasional visibility less than 5 nm. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of haze and smoke with occasional visibility less than 5 nm. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of haze and smoke with occasional visibility less than 5 nm. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-060900- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 500 PM EDT Sun May 5 2019 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of haze and smoke with occasional visibility less than 5 nm. Scattered showers and thunderstorms NW part. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of haze and smoke with occasional visibility less than 5 nm. Scattered showers and thunderstorms NW part. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of haze and smoke with occasional visibility less than 5 nm. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of haze and smoke with occasional visibility less than 5 nm. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre