000 FZNT24 KNHC 180830 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 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. GMZ001-182030- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SARASOTA BAY THROUGH 23N91W TO 18N93W WILL MOVE SE OF GULF WATERS TODAY. GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ S OF 21N W OF 95W WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY. A RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF TODAY THROUGH FRI BEHIND THE FRONT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BUILD IN THE W GULF THU AND EXPAND E BEHIND THE RIDGE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT AND SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A NEW COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN AND STRETCH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUN NIGHT. $$ GMZ011-182030- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ013-182030- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...W OF 90W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 13 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-182030- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ017-182030- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-182030- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-182030- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ023-182030- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-182030- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 330 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER