000 FZNT24 KNHC 080851 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 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. GMZ001-082100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY TUE...BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. $$ GMZ011-082100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-082100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 90W... AND NW 25 TO 35 KT E OF 90W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-082100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-082100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-082100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-082100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-082100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-082100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 351 AM EST MON FEB 8 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 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 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN