000 FZNT24 KNHC 012101 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 401 PM 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. GMZ001-020915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 401 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO TAMPICO MEXICO THU MORNING...FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE POST FRONTAL FLOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT EXCEPT MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 24N ON THU AND S OF 20N W OF 94W THU NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON. $$ GMZ011-020915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 401 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ GMZ013-020915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 401 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .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 9 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. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ015-020915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 401 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-020915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...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 EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 97W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .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. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-020915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 401 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-020915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 401 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .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 IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-020915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 401 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-020915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 401 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017 .TONIGHT...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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .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 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON