000 FZNT24 KNHC 231835 CCA OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1247 PM 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. GMZ001-240315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1247 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE OVER S CENTRAL TEXAS TRACKS NE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN AND N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW DEEPENS WHILE MOVING TOWARDS NE TEXAS WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING TO JUST OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY TONIGHT...FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 25N88W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY ON WED...AND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE STRONG TSTMS WITH WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING TO GALE FORCE WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ GMZ011-240315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1247 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-240315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1247 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W OF 90W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 92W NW 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 90W. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W. .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 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-240315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1247 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT ...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT W OF 84W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...N OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 9 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-240315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1247 PM 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...EXCEPT N OF FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...AND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE N OF FRONT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF LINE FROM 26N95W TO 22N97W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF SAME LINE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT .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. $$ GMZ019-240315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1247 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF 92W. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-240315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1247 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT...SHIFTING SE OF AREA LATE. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-240315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1247 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-240315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1247 PM 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 2 TO 3 FT. .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. ELSEWHERE ...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 8 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N TO NE 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 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 AGUIRRE