000 FZNT24 KNHC 042051 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 351 PM 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. GMZ001-050900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 351 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA NEAR 30N82W TO 25N87W TO THE WESTERN YUCATAN PENINSULA. 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 PENINSULA 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. $$ GMZ011-050900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 351 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-050900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 351 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .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. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-050900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 351 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ GMZ017-050900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 351 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-050900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 351 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N E OF 91W EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-050900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 351 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .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 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 10 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-050900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 351 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-050900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 351 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 21N E OF 92W EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR