000 FZNT24 KNHC 121934 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 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. GMZ001-130745- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure is rebuilding over the basin in the wake of a now dissipated frontal system. An inverted trough may develop over the western Gulf early this week where it may linger through at least mid-week. Mainly moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin, pulsing to strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and Yucatan Channel. Meanwhile, haze due to agricultural fires in Mexico continues across most of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. $$ GMZ040-130745- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-130745- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt W of 92W, and variable less than 5 kt E of 92W. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ056-130745- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S swell. .TUE NIGHT...W of 89W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .WED...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, SW to W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. $$ GMZ057-130745- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...W of 85W, SE to S winds 10 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 85W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ058-130745- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Vsby 3 NM. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ045-130745- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Vsby 3 NM. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ046-130745- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze. Vsby 3 NM. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of 24N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ047-130745- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .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 to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S of 24N, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 24N, E to SE winds 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ048-130745- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze. Vsby 3 NM. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-130745- Central Bay of Campeche- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Vsby 3 NM. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-130745- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 334 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze. Vsby 3 NM. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Lewitsky