000 FZNT24 KNHC 261929 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 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. GMZ001-270730- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to occasionally fresh southeasterly winds will continue across the Gulf into early next week. A weak cold front may reach the western Gulf on Tue and Tue night, then stall and weaken to a trough Wed and Wed night. Patchy fog is over some sections of the NW and north-central Gulf. Areas of mostly dense fog are likely to form over the same sections of the Gulf late tonight, Sat night and on Sun night. Some of these areas may see breaks for a few hours in the afternoons. $$ GMZ011-270730- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-270730- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-270730- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-270730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-270730- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-270730- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 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 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-270730- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-270730- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 229 PM EST Fri Feb 26 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre