000 FZNT24 KNHC 060858 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 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. GMZ001-062100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS...REINFORCED HIGH PRES WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF TODAY...INCREASING OVER THE SE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA. THE NEXT MAJOR COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF WATERS MON FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MAINLY THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF. THESE CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE GULF WATERS THROUGH LATE TUE INTO EARLY WED. $$ GMZ011-062100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-062100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-062100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-062100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-062100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-062100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 IN NW SWELL. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-062100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-062100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 358 AM EST SAT FEB 6 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN