000 FZNT24 KNHC 230154 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 854 PM 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. GMZ001-231400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY WED...AND SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-231400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-231400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 90W...AND S 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. .WED...W OF 90W...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-231400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-231400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...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...W OF 96W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN... BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-231400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-231400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S 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 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 9 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .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 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-231400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-231400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 854 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N 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 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN