000 FZNT24 KNHC 010305 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1005 PM 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. GMZ001-011515- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1005 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A THERMAL TROUGH WILL ENHANCE WINDS ALONG THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. A RIDGE DISSECTING THE GULF WATERS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WILL RETRACT E ON WED ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU AND PASS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE THU NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF LATE IN THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. $$ GMZ011-011515- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1005 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-011515- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1005 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-011515- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1005 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-011515- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1005 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-011515- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1005 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-011515- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1005 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND E TO 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 20 TO 25 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 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-011515- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1005 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-011515- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1005 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2017 .OVERNIGHT...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 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON