000 FZNT24 KNHC 020304 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 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. GMZ001-021515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE GULF TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE WILL REACH FROM S LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE NIGHT...FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 18N94W WED NIGHT AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE W OF THE FRONT IN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU AND THU EVENING. $$ GMZ011-021515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN... SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-021515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W... AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-021515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-021515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-021515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-021515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-021515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-021515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1004 PM EST MON FEB 1 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA