000 FZNT24 KNHC 180326 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1026 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. GMZ001-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM JUST S OF TAMPA BAY NEAR 27.5N82W TO 23N91.5W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS LATE WED MORNING...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SURFACE HIGH WILL SINK OVER THE NW GULF COASTAL WATERS WED EVENING THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA LATE 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. $$ GMZ011-181530- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-181530- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 E TO 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 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-181530- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-181530- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO 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 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-181530- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-181530- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-181530- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-181530- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1026 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015 .OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING