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783 FZNT24 KNHC 171520 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1120 AM 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. GMZ001-180330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A warm front extends from near Tampa, Florida to near Mobile, Alabama. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are over the western Gulf from 26N to 30N west of 94W. The front will continue to lift northward and inland through this afternoon, with strong thunderstorms ahead of it. A stationary front is across the Texas coastal waters and will meander there today before shifting eastward across the northern Gulf tonight through Mon, supported by a series of upper-level disturbances moving from W to E. This will maintain 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 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. $$ GMZ040-180330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Areas of Haze. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ041-180330- SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine Sanctuary- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ056-180330- N Central Gulf Offshore Waters- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ057-180330- NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ058-180330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ045-180330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 3 to 4 NM. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E swell. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E 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. $$ GMZ046-180330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ047-180330- SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ048-180330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 to 4 NM. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 to 4 NM. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ049-180330- Central Bay of Campeche- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, becoming E 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ050-180330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1120 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 to 3 NM. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Areas of smoke. Vsby 2 to 3 NM. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E to SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre