000 FZNT24 KNHC 161501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 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. GMZ001-170315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS SW TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WHERE IT STALLS TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXIT THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES OVER TEXAS WILL EXTEND A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT...LIFTING N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT MAY MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. LOW PRES WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MAY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-170315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN E SWELL LATE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ013-170315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN W SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 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 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E 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. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-170315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-170315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-170315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-170315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 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 TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-170315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-170315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 AM EST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS