000 FZNT24 KNHC 250905 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 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. GMZ001-252115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS...THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WAS AFFECTING THE GULF REGION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND LARGE SEAS HAS JUST MOVE SE OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF WILL BE REINFORCING BY A STRONGER HIGH PRES TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. THIS WILL BRIEFLY SUPPORT FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NW TO N WINDS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE EAST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL RESULT IN GRADUAL VEERING OF THE WINDS TO E-SE BY SUNDAY. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL SET UP ON SUN OVER THE NW AND WEST-CENTRAL WATERS. $$ GMZ011-252115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-252115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ015-252115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N... AND NW 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-252115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-252115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-252115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-252115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-252115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 405 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR