000 FZNT24 KNHC 152046 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 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. GMZ001-160900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF AND VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA ON THU. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ...DIMINISHING LATER THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES OVER TEXAS WILL EXTEND A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. THE WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA LATE SAT IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MAY MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ GMZ011-160900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-160900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E 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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-160900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-160900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 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 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-160900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-160900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-160900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT EARLY. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-160900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 346 PM EST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/ERA