000 FZNT24 KNHC 030229 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 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. GMZ001-031430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA SW TO 23N89W TO 22N93W AND S TO INLAND THE COAST OF MEXICO AT 18N94W WILL MOVE SE TO THE E OF 88W WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY ALONG 22N. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE STATIONARY PORTION AND STRONG HIGH PRES OVER NORTHERN TEXAS WILL ALLOW FOR NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A NW TO SE ORIENTED REMNANT TROUGH OVER THE SW GULF ON TUE WILL LIFT NE ON TUE NIGHT WITH A SURFACE LOW PRES DEVELOPING NEAR 27N90W BY WED EVENING. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK E-NE ACROSS THE NE GULF AND ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO THE ATLC THU...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF SAT. $$ GMZ011-031430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-031430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ015-031430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-031430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT N 25 TO 30 KT W OF 96W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT W OF 96W SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ019-031430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-031430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-031430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W... .OVERNIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT TOWARDS DAYBREAK. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 25 KT FROM 19N TO 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT FROM 19N TO 21N W OF 95W. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-031430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 929 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE... AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE