GMZ001-132130-
Synopsis for the Gulf of America
521 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026
.SYNOPSIS...A warm front extends across northern Florida and
connects to a 1013 mb low near 28N85W from which a cold front
extends SW to the northern Yucatan Peninsula. The cold front is
forecast to exit the SE Gulf tonight. Winds will be generally
moderate or weaker on either side of the front, except in the
vicinity of the low where fresh to strong winds are likely. High
pressure and quiescent conditions will build behind the front on
today and Thu. Another weak cold front is forecast to enter the
NE Gulf Thu night and dissipate over the E Gulf on Fri. Otherwise,
southeast winds are forecast to reach moderate to fresh speeds
over the western half of the basin this weekend.
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GMZ041-132130- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 521 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 TODAY N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. TONIGHT N 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 in NE to E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. THU NIGHT Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI NIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. SAT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. SAT NIGHT SE winds 15 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 5 to 7 ft. $$
GMZ041-132130- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 521 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026 TODAY N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. TONIGHT N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. THU Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. THU NIGHT Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. FRI NIGHT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. SAT SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. SAT NIGHT SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. SUN SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SUN NIGHT SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$