000 FZNT24 KNHC 150232 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 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. GMZ001-151445- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE NW GULF WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF EARLY WED...FROM S FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA ON THU. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY CLIP THE EASTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-151445- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 .OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-151445- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-151445- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 .OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ017-151445- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-151445- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-151445- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-151445- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-151445- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 932 PM EST TUE FEB 14 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY