000 FZNT24 KNHC 021517 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 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. GMZ001-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 24N98W EXTEND FROM W FLORIDA TO 21N96W BY LATER TODAY...THEN CONTINUE S-SE THROUGH TUE AND BECOME E TO W ALIGNED ALONG 22N. NORTHERLY GALES WILL SPILL DOWN THE CENTRAL AND SW MEXICAN COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. A NW TO SE ORIENTED REMNANT TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF WATERS TUE WILL LIFT NE ON TUE NIGHT WITH A SURFACE LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR 27NE OF 90W BY WED . THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE NE GULF AND CROSS FLORIDA AND INTO THE ATLC THU...AND DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS THU NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-030330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-030330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-030330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .TODAY...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-030330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT W OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-030330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .TODAY...S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-030330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-030330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE... N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-030330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1017 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS