000 FZNT24 KNHC 280315 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 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. GMZ001-281515- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging extending from the Atlantic over the basin will change little through Sun evening. The ridge will then begin to slide ESE through Sun evening as a cold front approaches the Texas coast. The front will move over the NW Gulf Mon afternoon. From Mon night through Tue afternoon a stationary front will be oriented E to W over the NE Gulf to weak low pressure near south-central Louisiana. The cold front will extend from the low southwestward to the SW Gulf at that time. The stationary front will transition to a warm front that lifts north of the Gulf late on Tue, and the cold front will weaken as it reaches the central Gulf Wed, the southeastern Gulf Thu and to just east of the area by late Thu night. $$ GMZ011-281515- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-281515- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 .OVERNIGHT...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 to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W early in the evening. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-281515- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ017-281515- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 .OVERNIGHT...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...W of 96W, SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SE 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt early in the morning. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the late evening and early morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-281515- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-281515- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 .OVERNIGHT...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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less in E to SE swell, subsiding to 3 ft or less early in the evening. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 ft or less, building to 3 ft or less in W swell early in the morning. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt early in the evening. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ023-281515- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to 4 ft early in the evening. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ GMZ025-281515- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1011 PM EST Sat Feb 27 2021 .OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt in the late morning and early afternoon, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to 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...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Ramos