000 FZNT24 KNHC 161523 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 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. GMZ001-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM OCALA FLORIDA SW TO 25N90W THEN WEST TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SE GULF TODAY THEN E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...INCREASING NE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE WATERS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE SAT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. $$ GMZ011-170330- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-170330- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-170330- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-170330- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-170330- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-170330- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-170330- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-170330- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1023 AM EST TUE FEB 16 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER HUFFMAN