000 FZNT24 KNHC 281424 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 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. GMZ001-010230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH WED. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL ENHANCE WINDS OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE NW GULF WED NIGHT AND REACH FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT. $$ GMZ011-010230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-010230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 90W...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-010230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-010230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-010230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-010230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ023-010230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-010230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 924 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER LATTO