000 FZNT24 KNHC 162040 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 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. GMZ001-170800- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from Fort Myers, Florida to 28N85W, where it transitions to a warm front to NE Texas. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are north of 28N between 88W and 92W. The warm front will continue lifting northward through Fri, perhaps stall near the coast. A series of upper- level disturbances moving from W to E should help keep active weather over the northern Gulf through most of the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin, except pulsing to locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche through Sat night. Winds will slightly weaken Sun into early next week as the gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, areas of haze and smoke due to agricultural fires in Mexico continues across most of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. $$ GMZ040-170800- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ041-170800- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ056-170800- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 89W, NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W of 89W, E winds 10 kt in the evening. Variable winds less than 5 kt late. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ057-170800- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...W of 85W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt W of 85W, and S 10 to 15 kt E of 85W. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S swell. .MON...W of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. E of 85W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W of 85W, NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. E of 85W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ058-170800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-170800- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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. $$ GMZ046-170800- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ047-170800- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...SE to S 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...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW swell. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ048-170800- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE to S 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S 10 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ049-170800- Central Bay of Campeche- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .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. .SAT...S of 20N, S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. N of 20N, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S of 20N, NW winds 10 kt in the afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. N of 20N, variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 20N, NW to N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in NE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-170800- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 440 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024 .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .FRI...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre