000 FZNT24 KNHC 120840 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 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. GMZ001-122045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Gentle breezes will prevail across the northern Gulf through this morning. A strong cold front will move off the coast of Texas early this afternoon. Gale force northerly winds are expected behind the front offshore of Texas this evening. The gales will quickly move S to offshore Tampico, Mexico tonight and off Veracruz Sun. Strong N winds are forecast over most of the remainder of the Gulf behind the front. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will precede the frontal boundary. The front should exit the basin Sun evening. Conditions will gradually improve across the Gulf by late Mon as high pressure builds across the basin, however fresh NE winds will continue through Tue over the SE Gulf and the Florida Straits, increasing to strong Tue night and Wed. Fresh to strong southerly return flow will develop over the NW Gulf by the middle of next week. $$ GMZ011-122045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ013-122045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...W of 91W, N winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft W of 90W, and 3 ft or less elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. W of 90W, seas 6 to 8 ft. Elsewhere, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. $$ GMZ015-122045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SUN...S of 27N, NW to N winds 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ017-122045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W of 96W, S to SW winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft late. .MON...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. $$ GMZ019-122045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ021-122045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 .TODAY...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft late. .MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ023-122045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 kt late. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft late. Scattered showers. .SUN...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt S of 21N W of 95W, and NW to N 25 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 11 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ025-122045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 340 AM EST Sat Feb 12 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, subsiding to 3 ft or less in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 2 to 4 ft elsewhere. Scattered showers. .SUN...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft within 60 nm of coast of Campeche, and 7 to 11 ft elsewhere. .MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E 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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Hagen