000 FZNT24 KNHC 170158 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 858 PM 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. GMZ001-171400- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 858 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEW ORLEANS SW TO INLAND THE NE COAST OF MEXICO WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA SW TO 26N93W TO NE MEXICO NEAR 24N97W LATE TONIGHT ...FROM TAMPA SW TO 24N91W TO VERACRUZ EARLY TUE AFTERNOON ...FROM NAPLES SW TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND TO SE OF THE GULF EARLY ON WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. THE RESULTING TIGHT PRES GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE NW TO N WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN PORTION FRI AND FRI NIGHT PRODUCING A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT OF FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE GULF. THIS FLOW WILL WEAKEN ON SAT AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES SOME. $$ GMZ011-171400- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 858 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO TO 7 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-171400- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 858 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-171400- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 858 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-171400- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 858 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...W OF 96W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-171400- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 858 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT.. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ021-171400- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 858 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. .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 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ023-171400- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 858 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED... .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-171400- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 858 PM EST MON FEB 16 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 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 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE