000 FZNT24 KNHC 111520 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1020 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. GMZ001-120330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1020 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh SE winds are across the Gulf ahead of a cold front that extends from SW Louisiana to the southern tip of Texas. The front will reach from the Florida Panhandle to Veracruz, Mexico Fri morning, from the Florida Big Bend to the eastern Bay of Campeche Fri night and from Tampa Bay to the Yucatan Peninsula Sat night. Strong to near gale force winds will affect the far western Gulf tonight through Sat night. Otherwise, dense fog is expected to prevail along the northern and eastern Gulf through this evening. $$ GMZ011-120330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1020 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. $$ GMZ013-120330- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1020 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W of 90W, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Elsewhere, S winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...W of 90W, NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-120330- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1020 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-120330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1020 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...W of 96W, E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt W of 96W, and N to NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE swell. $$ GMZ019-120330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1020 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ021-120330- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1020 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .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 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-120330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1020 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S of 21N W of 95W, E winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI...S of 21N W of 95W, N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers. .SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. $$ GMZ025-120330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1020 AM EST Thu Feb 11 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SAT...SW to W 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...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. $$ Forecaster Ramos