000 FZNT24 KNHC 212100 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 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. GMZ001-220900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 2016 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ACROSS THE THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS ON MON...THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY WED EVENING...AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF TUE NIGHT INTO WED...WITH GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W OF 94W WED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ON THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE NW GULF WITH RETURN SE FLOW DEVELOPING W OF 93W FRI. $$ GMZ011-220900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-220900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 90W...AND S 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ015-220900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-220900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-220900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 2016 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-220900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-220900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-220900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 400 PM EST SUN FEB 21 2016 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER COBB