000 FZNT24 KNHC 171501 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 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. GMZ001-180315- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 20N97W WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY WED. NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE WED. A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NW GULF ON WED EVENING WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA ON THU WITH A RIDGE DEVELOPING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF ON THU NIGHT. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP NW OF THE RIDGE ON FRI. THE GRADIENT WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN WITH STRONG E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS ON FRI NIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX SOME ON SAT. $$ GMZ011-180315- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ013-180315- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE 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 NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ015-180315- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ017-180315- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ GMZ019-180315- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TODAY...S OF 24N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT S OF 24N...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ021-180315- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ023-180315- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE... N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ025-180315- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1001 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...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 LATE. 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 NELSON