000 FZNT24 KNHC 041359 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 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. GMZ001-050200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM APALACHEE BAY TO 25N89W AND TO A 1014 MB LOW AT 21N93W THEN STATIONARY SE TO 19N92W. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF TODAY AND WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE WESTERN YUCATAN THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. TROUGHING WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE W GULF SUN. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-050200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-050200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-050200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ GMZ017-050200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-050200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-050200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-050200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING S OF 20N... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-050200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 859 AM EST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TOWARDS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...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. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE 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. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE