000 FZNT24 KNHC 090934 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 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. GMZ001-092145- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE FAR NW GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE AND REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO BY THIS EVENING. THE W PART OF FRONT WILL THEN STALL WHILE THE E PART MOVES SE AND ACROSS NW CUBA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL INDUCE MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE GULF FRI...SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-092145- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-092145- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE BY NOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-092145- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TODAY...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N BY NOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-092145- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-092145- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TODAY...S OF 24N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE BY NOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-092145- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-092145- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-092145- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 434 AM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING