000 FZNT24 KNHC 110721 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 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. GMZ001-111930- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Ahead of a cold front, throughout the northern and eastern Gulf, areas of fog prevail into Fri due to very warm moist air over cooler waters. This cold front will move off the Texas coast today, the slowly track SE, reaching from near Mobile Bay to the western Bay of Campeche Fri, and stretching from the Florida Panhandle to eastern Bay of Campeche Sat. Strong to near gale force winds will affect the far western Gulf tonight through Sat night. $$ GMZ011-111930- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt, diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell. $$ GMZ013-111930- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. Patchy fog. Scattered showers. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-111930- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy fog. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Patchy fog. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-111930- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...W of 96W, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ019-111930- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-111930- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-111930- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ025-111930- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 221 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE late. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft late. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft in NW to N swell. .SUN...W winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. $$ Forecaster KONARIK