000 FZNT24 KNHC 161432 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 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. GMZ001-170245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THAT FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON... EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF TUE AND PASS SE OF THE GULF WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WED. A RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH THU NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BUILD IN THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND EXPAND E BEHIND THE RIDGE. $$ GMZ011-170245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ013-170245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-170245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ017-170245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 96W...AND N 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-170245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 24N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ021-170245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ023-170245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ WED... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 21N W OF 95W...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-170245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 932 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY