000 FZNT24 KNHC 091505 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 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. GMZ001-100315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MAINLY THE NORTHERN GULF SAT. $$ GMZ011-100315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-100315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W...AND 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 90W... AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. W OF 90W...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-100315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-100315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 96W... AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-100315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-100315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-100315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-100315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1005 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL