000 FZNT24 KNHC 100219 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1019 PM 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. GMZ001-101430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1019 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure will remain across the region through Mon. A weak cold front will enter the far NW Gulf this weekend accompanied by scattered showers and thunderstorms. 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 and into the morning. 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. $$ GMZ011-101430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1019 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-101430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1019 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .OVERNIGHT...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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-101430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1019 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-101430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1019 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. .FRI...E to SE 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 4 to 6 ft. Haze. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze. .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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-101430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1019 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-101430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1019 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .OVERNIGHT...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 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 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. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-101430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1019 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. VSBY 4 NM. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. VSBY 4 NM. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. VSBY 4 NM. .SAT...S of 21N W of 95W, E to SE winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming W to NW 10 kt early in the afternoon, shifting to N. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. VSBY 4 NM. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-101430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1019 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. VSBY 4 NM. .FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell. Areas of smoke. VSBY 4 NM. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. VSBY 4 NM. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. VSBY 4 NM. .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 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster AL