000 FZNT24 KNHC 121506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 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. GMZ001-130315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER E CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT W AND COLLAPSE THROUGH SAT WHILE A COLD FRONT SINKS S ACROSS THE E GULF THIS WEEKEND. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN SAT NIGHT AND SUN BEHIND FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON EVENING AND SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-130315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-130315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT TOWARDS EVENING. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-130315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N... AND NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-130315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT LATE IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-130315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-130315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-130315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-130315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1006 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING