000 FZNT24 KNHC 051346 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 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. GMZ001-060200- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 28N83W SW TO 22N93W. SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW SW TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING TO THE E OF TROUGH N OF 23N. THE LOW PRES WILL SHIFT E-NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY...WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT SWEEPING E-SE AND MOVING OUT OF THE BASIN TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATE SAT AND SUN...THEN SHIFT EAST AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF BY LATE MON. $$ GMZ011-060200- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ013-060200- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-060200- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-060200- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ019-060200- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-060200- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015 .TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA... SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ023-060200- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ025-060200- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 846 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER RAMOS/LEWITSKY