000 FZNT24 KNHC 140856 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 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. GMZ001-142100- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS...1026 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 29N92W WILL BUILD SE TODAY...THEN SHIFT EASTWARD SUN THROUGH MON. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL INCREASE SLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN THROUGH MON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF MON NIGHT...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF TUE NIGHT AND PASS SE OF THE GULF WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TUE NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-142100- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ013-142100- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-142100- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-142100- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-142100- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-142100- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ023-142100- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 KT TO 30 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-142100- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 356 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN THE . ELSEWHERE...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 LATE. 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...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER