000 FZNT24 KNHC 230856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 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. GMZ001-232100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY. THE FRONT FROM WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED AFTERNOON...AND SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY WED NIGHT. A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TSTMS AND GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-232100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-232100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 90W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT W OF 90W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W... AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-232100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N... AND 10 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-232100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 96W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-232100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 24N...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 24N...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-232100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-232100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-232100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 356 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR