000 FZNT24 KNHC 120826 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 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. GMZ001-122100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THIS WEEKEND FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF LATE MON WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-122100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-122100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-122100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ017-122100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-122100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-122100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-122100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-122100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 326 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL