000 FZNT24 KNHC 031400 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 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. GMZ001-040200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO 26N93W TO A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 21N95W. THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED THIS AFTERNOON BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT. IT WILL STRETCH FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF ON THU AND EARLY THU EVENING. TROUGHING WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW GULF SUN. $$ GMZ011-040200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ GMZ013-040200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-040200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-040200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-040200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND S 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-040200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-040200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THU NIGHT... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TOWARDS EVENING. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-040200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 900 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE