000 FZNT24 KNHC 240859 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 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. GMZ001-242100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE BLOWING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL WATERS. AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF REGION...MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR NE PART AND THE WEST-CENTRAL AND SW GULF MAINLY THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY THIS EVENING ALL AFFECTED ZONES. WINDS AND SEAS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH TONIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NW GULF BY THU NIGHT... AND DOMINATES MUCH OF THE BASIN FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-242100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-242100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W... SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 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. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-242100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N... AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-242100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W... AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-242100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-242100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-242100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-242100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 359 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ FORECASTER GR