000 FZNT24 KNHC 210842 OFFNT4 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Gulf of Mexico NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 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. GMZ001-212045- Synopsis for the Gulf of Mexico 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 .SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from Fort Myers, Florida to near 25N90W will shift southeast of the area this afternoon. The next cold front is forecast to approach the NW Gulf late Wed night into Thu morning. Fresh to strong southerly winds are forecast to develop ahead of the front over the western half of the Gulf by tonight. The front will reach from the western Florida panhandle to near 26N92W by Thu night, then from Apalachee Bay to the central Gulf and stationary to eastern Mexico early Fri. This front is expected to shift east of the area Fri night. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may precede this front. Yet another cold front is expected to emerge off the Texas coast and to over NW Gulf late Fri night into early Sat. $$ GMZ011-212045- NW Gulf including Stetson Bank- 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 ft in SE swell. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ013-212045- N Central Gulf including Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary- 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E to 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...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. .FRI...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE to S swell. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. $$ GMZ015-212045- NE Gulf N of 25N E of 87W- 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ017-212045- W Central Gulf from 22N to 26N W of 94W- 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SE swell. .FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ019-212045- Central Gulf from 22N to 26N between 87W and 94W- 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ021-212045- E Gulf from 22N to 25N E of 87W including Straits of Florida- 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 .TODAY...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .TONIGHT....NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Isolated showers. .WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ GMZ023-212045- SW Gulf S of 22N W of 94W- 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 4 nm. .TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 4 nm. .WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 4 nm. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming E to SE 10 kt early in the morning. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ GMZ025-212045- E Bay of Campeche including Campeche Bank- 442 AM EDT Tue Apr 21 2020 .TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of smoke reducing visibility to 4 to 5 nm. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of smoke. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 20 to 25 kt late. seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late. Areas of smoke. .THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft late. .FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. $$ Forecaster Aguirre