000 FZNT24 KNHC 211430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 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. GMZ001-220230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG THE TEXAS COAST COAST WILL RACE E AND MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING S FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE MERGED FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE E FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 28N85W. THE LOW WILL MOVE SE ON WED AND CROSS FLORIDA ALONG 27N DRAGGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH LATE FRI. $$ GMZ011-220230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-220230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-220230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-220230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-220230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-220230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF LOW AND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF LOW AND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-220230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-220230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 930 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2017 .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE... E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON