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FZNT24 KNHC 050731

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Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 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.



GMZ001-051945-

Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.SYNOPSIS...Low pressure extending from NE Mexico into the

southern U.S. Plains will continue to draw in moderate to fresh SE

winds across much of the Gulf through late week. Fresh to locally

strong winds will pulse at night through late week off the 

northern and western Yucatan Peninsula. Haze due to agricultural 

fires in southeastern Mexico is evident in the SW and west-central

Gulf. 



$$



GMZ040-051945-

NW Gulf including Stetson Bank-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ041-051945-

SW Louisiana Offshore Waters including Flower Garden Bank Marine

Sanctuary-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ056-051945-

N Central Gulf Offshore Waters-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TONIGHT...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...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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ057-051945-

NE Gulf N of 26N E of 87W-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TONIGHT...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...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 



$$



GMZ058-051945-

W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ045-051945-

W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 91W and 94W-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Haze.

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE

swell. 



$$



GMZ046-051945-

Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 91W-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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...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. 



$$



GMZ047-051945-

SE Gulf from 22N to 26N E of 87W including Straits of Florida-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 



$$



GMZ048-051945-

SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.

.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ049-051945-

Central Bay of Campeche-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Haze.

.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 



$$



GMZ050-051945-

E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank-

331 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024



.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE late.

Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.WED...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E to SE 10 kt

in the afternoon. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to

5 ft. 

.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 kt in the

afternoon. E of 90W, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas

3 to 5 ft. 



$$



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