000 FZNT24 KNHC 161522 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 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. GMZ001-170330- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 .SYNOPSIS...Moderate to locally fresh return flow is across the central basin while fresh to strong E and SE winds are elsewhere, including the Florida Straits. Fresh to strong southerly return flow over the NW Gulf will continue to grow in areal extent through tonight. These strong winds will then move east across the northern Gulf Wed night into Thu. The next cold front is expected to enter the western Gulf on Thu, and extend from the Florida Panhandle to Veracruz, Mexico, early Fri. The front will move very slowly southeast during the start of the weekend, gradually pushing across the basin through early Sun while washing out. $$ GMZ011-170330- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE to S swell. .THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ013-170330- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W of 90W, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt late. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ015-170330- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SE swell. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-170330- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 .TODAY...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-170330- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-170330- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 .TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. .THU...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-170330- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in NE swell. .FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell. .SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in N swell. .SUN...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in N swell. .SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-170330- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 1022 AM EST Wed Feb 16 2022 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ Forecaster Ramos