000 FZNT24 KNHC 032058 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 PM 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. GMZ001-040900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 358 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 31N86W TO A 1010 MB LOW TO NEAR 18N95W. 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. $$ GMZ011-040900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 358 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-040900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 358 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-040900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 358 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-040900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 358 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .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...W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-040900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 358 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 24N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-040900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 358 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE...SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-040900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 358 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-040900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 358 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR