000 FZNT24 KNHC 240312 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 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. GMZ001-241515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA WILL TRACK NE OVERNIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 26N THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND WILL MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD TO 30N88W TO 21N97W BY WED MORNING...AND SE OF THE BASIN BY WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE STRONG TSTMS WITH WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING TO GALE FORCE WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT. WINDS FROM NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT INTO WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NW GULF THU NIGHT...AND MUCH OF THE BASIN FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-241515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-241515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 90W... AND SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. .WED...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT W OF 90W...AND W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. W OF 90W...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL W OF 90W...AND 9 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU...W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-241515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...S OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL S OF 27N...AND 10 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-241515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 96W SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 96W...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-241515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT N OF 25N W OF 92W. S OF 24N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-241515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-241515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE... THEN...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-241515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1012 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN