000 FZNT24 KNHC 192049 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 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. GMZ001-200900- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS INTO THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NE TEXAS AND THE FAR SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THU NIGHT...AND CONTINUE SE BEFORE STALLING FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY LATE FRI. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH BY LATE FRI AS THE FRONT DRIFTS NORTH AND DISSIPATES INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NW GULF SUN. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON. $$ GMZ011-200900- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-200900- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. W OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ015-200900- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ GMZ017-200900- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-200900- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-200900- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-200900- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-200900- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 349 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN