000 FZNT24 KNHC 221451 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 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. GMZ001-230300- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS LATE MON...THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE NW WATERS LATE TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY WED EVENING AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA BY 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. $$ GMZ011-230300- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...EARLY...SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT...WINDS THEN BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-230300- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 90W...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...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...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-230300- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-230300- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W WED... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N LATE. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 25N LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .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. $$ GMZ019-230300- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-230300- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-230300- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W WED... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF 95W IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-230300- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 951 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE