000 FZNT24 KNHC 261916 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 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 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A warm front over the western Gulf will lift N of the area this evening. Fresh to strong southeast winds will develop north of the Yucatan peninsula tonight and shift westward to the south- central Gulf on Sat while expanding in coverage. A cold front is expected to move into the NW Gulf of Mexico Sun morning, reach from the NE Gulf to the Bay of Campeche on Mon, become stationary Tue morning, then lift northward as a weak warm front on Tue and Tue night. A cold front is expected to approach the Texas coast Wed. $$ GMZ011-270730- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N to NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. $$ GMZ013-270730- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy dense fog with visibility 1 nm or less. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 to 3 ft, building to 3 to 5 ft late. $$ GMZ015-270730- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming S to SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-270730- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...W of 96W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. .TUE...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-270730- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 24N, and SE 15 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-270730- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE 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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-270730- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-270730- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 316 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, SE winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E 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...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE 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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre