000 FZNT24 KNHC 141440 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 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. GMZ001-150245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A slow-moving cold front extending from central Florida to the central Gulf of Mexico will stall and weaken over the Gulf today through Wed night. High pressure will build over the northern Gulf Thu through Fri, then move E Fri night through Sun resulting in strengthening SE return flow. Smoke and haze from ongoing wildfires in Mexico will reduce visibilities in the western Gulf and the Bay of Campeche over the next several days. $$ GMZ011-150245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 2019 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-150245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-150245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 2019 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-150245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 2019 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze and areas of smoke. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze and areas of smoke. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze and areas of smoke. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-150245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. Scattered showers. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. Scattered showers. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-150245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 2019 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-150245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 2019 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze and areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt until early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze and areas of smoke. .WED...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then, becoming N to NE 10 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze and areas of smoke. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze and areas of smoke. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-150245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1040 AM EDT Tue May 14 2019 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. .WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Formosa