000 FZNT24 KNHC 231435 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 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. GMZ001-240245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A high pressure ridge across the NE Gulf will shift eastward through early next week. A low pressure trough will develop over the eastern Gulf on Sun and produce increasing winds and seas E of 90W Sun night into Mon. Smoke from fires over southern Mexico may reduce visibility at times over the SW Gulf. $$ GMZ011-240245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-240245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-240245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-240245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-240245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-240245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-240245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, S winds 10 kt early in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy smoke. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy smoke. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy smoke. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy smoke. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-240245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1035 AM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster B Reinhart