000 FZNT24 KNHC 181440 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 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. GMZ001-190245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front extends from extreme western Florida Panhandle to near 25N92W. The front will move eastward across the Gulf through Tue evening. Scattered showers and tstms are ahead of this front affecting the waters E of 87W. A second cold front will follow, and forecast to stall along the northern Gulf Coast Wed through Fri. Elsewhere, smoke from agricultural fires in Mexico may reduce visibility at times in the Bay of Campeche for the next several days. $$ GMZ011-190245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-190245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-190245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-190245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-190245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-190245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...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. $$ GMZ023-190245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy smoke. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy smoke. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-190245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1040 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020 .TODAY...Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy smoke. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy smoke. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 2 to 4 ft late. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling