000 FZNT24 KNHC 040307 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1007 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. GMZ001-041515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1007 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 30N85W TO A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 21N93W TO 19N92W. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES ON THU PRODUCING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT W OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF FRONT TONIGHT AND THU. IT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM 30N83W TO 21N93W TO 19N93W BY EARLY THU MORNING...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU EVENING...AND WILL BE SE OF THE AREA EARLY ON FRI. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN AS A LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA. $$ GMZ011-041515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1007 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-041515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1007 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE 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...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-041515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1007 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-041515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1007 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ019-041515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1007 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N E OF 91W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-041515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1007 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-041515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1007 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-041515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1007 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR