000 FZNT24 KNHC 050302 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 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. GMZ001-051515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1002 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N88W. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN AROUND 150 NM W OF FRONT S OF 25N TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI. 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 ON MON. $$ GMZ011-051515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-051515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-051515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ017-051515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-051515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT SE OF A LINE FROM 25N87W TO 22N93W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-051515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...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 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-051515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-051515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1002 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .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 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...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR