000 FZNT24 KNHC 262109 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 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. GMZ001-270915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PASS NORTH OF THE GULF TODAY AND BECOME CENTERED OVER THE MID-ATLC WATERS MON...WITH E-SE WINDS EXPANDING EAST TONIGHT...THEN PERSISTING ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MID WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NW GULF LATE WED...REACHING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A GALE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST WATERS ON THU. $$ GMZ011-270915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-270915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .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. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-270915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-270915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-270915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-270915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-270915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-270915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 409 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS