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FZNT24 KNHC 190217
OFFNT4

Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 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.

GMZ001-191430-
Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS...A weak front extends from the Florida Panhandle near
Panama City Beach southwestward to near 22.5N95.5W. Scattered 
showers and thunderstorms are north of 27N and east of 90W, and is 
being supported by a mid-level trough. The front will shift 
eastward tonight before stalling again on Sun from Tampa Bay to
the central Gulf, and weaken gradually through Mon. Elsewhere, 
moderate to fresh return flow will dominate the basin through 
early Sun, pulsing to locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula 
and the Bay of Campeche. 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. Moderate to locally
fresh SE return flow will develop again across the W Gulf Tue 
through Thu night.

$$

GMZ040-191430-
NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze.
.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 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 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 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

$$

GMZ041-191430-
SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine
Sanctuary-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell.
Haze.
.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...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 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ056-191430-
N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE to S
swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt W of 89W, and variable less than
5 kt E of 89W. 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...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

GMZ057-191430-
NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in S
to SW swell. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.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. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

$$

GMZ058-191430-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Vsby
4 NM. 
.SUN...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt
early in the evening. E of 96W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N to
NE early in the evening. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze.
.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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ045-191430-
W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Haze. Vsby
4 NM. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE early in the evening. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Haze.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ046-191430-
Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Haze. Vsby
4 NM. 
.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 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 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 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ047-191430-
SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...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...SE winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 kt S of 24N, and variable less than 5 kt
N of 24N. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.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 winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

$$

GMZ048-191430-
SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, N to NE winds 10 kt in the late
evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NE to E swell.
Haze. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 4 NM. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to N early in the evening.
Seas 3 ft or less. Haze.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S early in the
morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.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 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ049-191430-
Central Bay of Campeche-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze. Vsby 4 NM. Scattered 
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...S of 20N, S to SW winds 10 kt, shifting to N to NE early
in the evening. N of 20N, SW to W winds 10 kt in the late morning
and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft
or less. Haze.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE early in the
morning. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON...S of 20N, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt
early in the evening. N of 20N, SE to S winds 10 kt in the late
morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt.
Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

GMZ050-191430-
E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-
1017 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

.OVERNIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S 15 to 20 kt
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. Vsby 4 NM. Numerous 
showers and scattered tstms.  
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to NW early in the evening.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. Haze.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE early in
the morning. Seas 3 to 5 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in
the morning. 
.MON...W of 90W, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW
early in the evening. E of 90W, SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE
15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 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 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 15 kt early in
the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 10 to 15 kt
early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

$$

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