000 FZNT24 KNHC 260220 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 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. GMZ001-261430- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020 .SYNOPSIS...Weak 1008 mb low pressure near 26N84W along a trough will lift north through Tue, then move inland on Wed. North of the low, fresh to locally strong east winds are expected in the NE Gulf tonight. A weak cold front will reach the Texas coast Tue, then stall. Haze and smoke from fires over southern Mexico could reduce visibility at times over the SW Gulf. A weak pressure pattern will prevail for the end of the week into the weekend. $$ GMZ011-261430- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ013-261430- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020 .OVERNIGHT...W of 90W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated tstms. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ015-261430- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. Isolated tstms. .TUE NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-261430- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Scattered tstms. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...W of 96W, N to NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ019-261430- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ021-261430- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED...SE to S 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. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-261430- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. Vsby 3 NM. .TUE...S of 21N W of 95W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze and areas of smoke. Vsby 3 NM. .TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Haze and areas of smoke. Vsby 3 NM. .WED...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-261430- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1020 PM EDT Mon May 25 2020 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Haze. .TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky