000 FZNT24 KNHC 172107 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 407 PM 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. GMZ001-180915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 407 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY NEAR 28.5N82W TO 23N94.5W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.5N95W WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY WED. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE WED. 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...THEN RELAX MODESTLY SAT. $$ GMZ011-180915- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 407 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-180915- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 407 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 90W...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-180915- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 407 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N HALF...3 TO 5 FT S HALF. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-180915- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-180915- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 407 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-180915- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 407 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-180915- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 407 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-180915- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 407 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING