174 FZNT24 KNHC 211406 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 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. GMZ001-220215- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from Fort Myers, Florida southwestward to 24N88W and to the central Bay of Campeche, while a cold front extends from the western Florida panhandle to 28N93W and inland just south of Brownsville, Texas. Fresh to strong winds north to northeast winds are behind the cold front. The stationary front will begin to move southeastward as a cold front this morning exiting the southeastern Gulf by early this evening. The cold front will reach from west-central Florida to the central Gulf by late tonight, then weaken early Thu as it reaches from southwest Florida to near 23N90W. Fresh to strong southerly return flow will develop over the western Gulf Fri, shift to the central Gulf early Sat and diminish late Sat as another cold front enters the far NW Gulf. This cold front will move across the rest of the Gulf through Sun night as it weakens. Expect for scattered showers and thunderstorms to continue over the southeast Gulf waters through this afternoon. $$ GMZ011-220215- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ013-220215- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 .TODAY...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-220215- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 .TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...W to NW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-220215- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE 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...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in E to SE swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ019-220215- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 .TODAY...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ021-220215- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near scattered showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms early, then isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. .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 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NE to E 10 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ023-220215- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 2021 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-220215- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1006 AM EDT Wed Apr 21 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. .THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to 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. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. $$ Forecaster Aguirre