000 FZNT24 KNHC 281442 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 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. GMZ001-010245- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS...High pressure ridging extending from the Atlantic over the basin will change little through this evening. The ridge will then begin to slide ESE 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. Strong to near gale force winds, with frequent gusts to gale force are expected over the far western Gulf Tue. 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. $$ GMZ011-010245- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. Isolated showers. .MON...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-010245- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-010245- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S of 27N, SE winds 10 kt late. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the evening. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ017-010245- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W TUE... .TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W of 96W, N to NE winds 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell, building to 8 to 10 ft late. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell, building to 7 to 9 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms early. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, except with with frequent gusts to 35 kt W of 96W. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-010245- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 24N, and E to SE 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-010245- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E to SE swell. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft in E to SE swell. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. $$ GMZ023-010245- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE swell. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-010245- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 942 AM EST Sun Feb 28 2021 .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre