000 FZNT24 KNHC 201415 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 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. GMZ001-210215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from Fort Myers, Florida, to 24N90W, where it transitions to a stationary front to the Bay of Campeche. The cold front will be nudged southward to the far southeastern Gulf on Wed and to the lower Straits of Florida Wed night. High pressure in its wake will shift eastward through Sat night as a cold front reaches eastern Texas. Fresh to strong southerly winds will develop over the NW and central Gulf late Fri through Sat. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be focused along and near the cold front today and tonight. Some of this activity may produced strong gusty winds and rough seas. $$ GMZ011-210215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. $$ GMZ013-210215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N to NE 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. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N late. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. $$ GMZ015-210215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ017-210215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ019-210215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-210215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SW to W winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to 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...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-210215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. Haze. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. Haze. .WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. is Scattered showers. Haze. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .THU...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ025-210215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1015 AM EDT Tue Apr 20 2021 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. Isolated showers. Haze. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, E winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. Haze. .WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. Haze. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Haze. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre