000 FZNT24 KNHC 132043 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 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. GMZ001-140845- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from Tallahassee Florida to low pres 1008 mb near 25N91W to Veracruz Mexico. Fresh winds prevail across the basin on both sides of the front. The front will weaken through Sun night. Strong to near gale force N winds are expected during the overnight hours tonight in the far west- central Gulf near the coast of NE Mexico. A strong cold front with attendant low pressure will move off the coast of Texas late Sun night. This front will reach from Tampa Bay Florida to Cancun Mexico by early Tue, then dissipate Tue night. Gale force northerly winds are expected in the western Gulf late Sun night through Monday to the west of the low pressure and behind the front. A light wintry mix of precipitation could reach the coastline of Texas and western Louisiana late Sun night into Mon. Winds and seas will diminish across the region on Tue. The next cold front will enter the western Gulf Wed night, and reach from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan Peninsula Thu night. Strong to near gale force winds are likely to precede and follow this front across the basin, with gale force winds possible off Veracruz Thu. $$ GMZ011-140845- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .MON...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ013-140845- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt W of 90W, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...W of 90W, E winds 25 to 30 kt, shifting to NW to N 25 to 35 kt by late morning. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft W of 90W, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ015-140845- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 2021 .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$ GMZ017-140845- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt W of 96W, and NE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...W of 96W, N to NE winds 10 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt late. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .MON...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 10 to 15 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in the evening, decreasing to 7 to 10 ft overnight. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ019-140845- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon, except NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt N of 25N and W of 93W. E of 92W, seas 3 to 5 ft. W of 92W, seas 4 to 6 ft, increasing to 8 to 12 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 10 to 13 ft W of 92W. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ GMZ021-140845- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 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. .TUE...SW 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-140845- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...S of 21N W of 95W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ GMZ025-140845- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 343 PM EST Sat Feb 13 2021 .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, W to NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen