000 FZNT24 KNHC 181438 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 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. GMZ001-190245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2017 .SYNOPSIS...ACTIVE CONVECTION AHEAD OF A TROUGH IN THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF WILL SHIFT E THROUGH EARLY SUN WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE NE GULF SUN MORNING. A LOW ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OR WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF MON THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-190245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-190245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2017 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 90W...AND SW 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-190245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-190245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-190245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ GMZ021-190245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO 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...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ GMZ023-190245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-190245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 938 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY