000 FZNT24 KNHC 100206 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 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. GMZ001-101415- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT REACHES FROM S FLORIDA AT 25N81W TO 24N94W TO VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE PART OF THE FRONT W OF 90W IS STALLING AND WEAKENING. THE E PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE SE ACROSS NW CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GENERATE MODERATE TO FRESH SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE GULF FRI...WHICH WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SAT THROUGH TUE. $$ GMZ011-101415- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-101415- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-101415- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-101415- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-101415- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-101415- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-101415- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-101415- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 906 PM EST THU FEB 9 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER MCELROY