000 FZNT24 KNHC 092102 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 PM 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. GMZ001-100915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT REACHES FROM SW FLORIDA AT 26N82W TO 25N94W TO VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE W PART OF THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN WHILE THE E PART MOVES SE ACROSS NW CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GENERATE MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE GULF FRI...WHICH WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SAT THROUGH MON. $$ GMZ011-100915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-100915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-100915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-100915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 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. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-100915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-100915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 4 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 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-100915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-100915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY