000 FZNT24 KNHC 201509 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 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. GMZ001-210315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE W GULF LATER TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH ACROSS THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUE. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE E GULF WED WITH A WEAK LOW PRES FORMING OVER NE WATERS THAT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THU NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OFF THE COAST OF TAMPICO AND N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OFF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TUE. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER NW WATERS TUE NIGHT AND OVER THE SE WATERS WED NIGHT THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ GMZ011-210315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-210315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 90W...AND S 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT IN E TO SE SWELL LATE. $$ GMZ015-210315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-210315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-210315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ021-210315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 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 4 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ023-210315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ025-210315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1009 AM EST MON FEB 20 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS