000 FZNT24 KNHC 140228 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 927 PM 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. GMZ001-141430- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 927 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRIATS OF FLORIDA TO JUST N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...AND TO INLAND MEXICO JUST S OF VERACRUZ WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT EASTWARD SUN THROUGH MON. 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...EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT AND TO JUST SE OF THE GULF WED NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-141430- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 927 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-141430- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 927 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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...W OF 90W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-141430- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 927 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-141430- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 927 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 97W TUE NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 97W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 97W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ019-141430- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 927 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ GMZ021-141430- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 927 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 85W. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-141430- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 927 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W TUE NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE...EXCEPT W OF 96W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 96W IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ025-141430- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 927 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE