000 FZNT24 KNHC 130902 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 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. GMZ001-132115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM VENICE FLORIDA TO THE MEXICAN COAST ALONG 24N WILL MOVE SE AND EXIT THE GULF LATER TODAY. REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND 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 THROUGH MON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF MON NIGHT AND LIE FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-132115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-132115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-132115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-132115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 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 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. $$ GMZ019-132115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-132115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-132115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT N OF 21N. $$ GMZ025-132115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 402 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER