000 FZNT24 KNHC 122110 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 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. GMZ001-130915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 27N91W TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH FRI REACHING THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE WINDS BEHIND IT. REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT EASTWARD SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING SLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG N WINDS. $$ GMZ011-130915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ GMZ013-130915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ015-130915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-130915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT LATE. $$ GMZ019-130915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-130915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-130915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-130915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 410 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE