000 FZNT24 KNHC 071450 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 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. GMZ001-080300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES OVER LOUISIANA SHIFTS TO THE E. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP S ACROSS THE BASIN MON AND MON NIGHT WITH STRONG NW WINDS IN ITS WAKE...REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. $$ GMZ011-080300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-080300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 90W...AND NW 25 TO 35 KT E OF 90W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 90W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-080300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-080300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-080300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE LATE EVENING. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-080300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-080300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-080300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 950 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 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 4 TO 6 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. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY