000 FZNT24 KNHC 121506 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 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. GMZ001-130315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT S THROUGH MON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT DROPS S OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD MON NIGHT AND TUE AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA THU. $$ GMZ011-130315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ013-130315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-130315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-130315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-130315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-130315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-130315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-130315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1006 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL