000 FZNT24 KNHC 151956 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 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. GMZ001-160800- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NE OF AREA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD AND INTO NW ATLC TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT...AND SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE...THEN MOVE E OF AREA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THEN STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...PRODUCING INCREASING NE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE WATERS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE SAT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. $$ GMZ011-160800- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-160800- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 90W...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-160800- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-160800- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-160800- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-160800- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-160800- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-160800- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 256 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E 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. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING