000 FZNT24 KNHC 010855 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 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. GMZ001-012100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE DOMINATES THE GULF WATERS. THIS SYSTEM WILL RETRACT E TODAY ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT THEN STALLS AND WASHES OUT ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN GULF TOWARD THE WEEKEND. STRONG THE NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST- CENTRAL AND SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT ON THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. $$ GMZ011-012100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT...THEN... SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-012100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 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 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...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-012100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N... AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ017-012100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 10 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-012100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ021-012100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ023-012100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-012100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 355 AM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR