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649 FZNT24 KNHC 180252 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 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. GMZ001-181500- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front has stalled across the western Gulf, from southeastern Louisiana to the coast along the Texas-Mexico border. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are over the Gulf waters of NE Texas and Louisiana to the north of the front. The front will shift eastward across the northern Gulf through early Sun, then stall and weaken gradually through Mon. Upper-level disturbances moving from W to E across the Gulf coast states will maintain active weather over the northern Gulf through 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 pressure gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, areas of haze and smoke due to agricultural fires in Mexico continue across most of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. $$ GMZ040-181500- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-181500- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 NM. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...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 to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 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...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-181500- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 NM. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered tstms. .SUN...W of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the evening. E of 89W, W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to NE to E early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W of 89W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 89W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ057-181500- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Scattered tstms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S to SW swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...W of 85W, E to SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. E of 85W, variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ058-181500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 NM. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Areas of smoke. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ045-181500- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 NM. .SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. Areas of smoke. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SUN...S of 24N, SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ046-181500- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 NM. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of 24N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-181500- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S of 24N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 24N, W winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 24N, E winds 10 kt. N of 24N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ048-181500- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E swell. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 NM. .SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-181500- Central Bay of Campeche- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 NM. .SAT...S of 20N, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. N of 20N, S winds 10 to 15 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Variable winds less than 5 kt early in the evening. N of 20N, S to SW winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in NE to E swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to E 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ050-181500- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1052 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 NM. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .SAT NIGHT...W of 90W, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S early in the morning. E of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Stripling