000 FZNT24 KNHC 090800 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 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. GMZ001-092000- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will prevail across the region through Mon. A weak cold front will enter the far NW Gulf this weekend. A trough will develop each night over the Yucatan Peninsula, and support pulses of fresh to locally strong winds in the south- central Gulf at night. Smoke and haze from ongoing agricultural fires in Mexico could reduce visibilities in the western Gulf and the Bay of Campeche over the next several days. $$ GMZ011-092000- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-092000- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-092000- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-092000- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 96W, and E to SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 96W, and SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Haze. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-092000- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-092000- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-092000- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and SE 20 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-092000- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 400 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Mundell