000 FZNT24 KNHC 181430 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 930 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. GMZ001-190230- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 930 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. A N TO S ORIENTATED RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS TONIGHT WITH STRONG SE RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI NIGHT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN...AND REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE MON. $$ GMZ011-190230- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 930 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. $$ GMZ013-190230- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 930 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .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. 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 IN S SWELL. $$ GMZ015-190230- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 930 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ017-190230- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 930 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ GMZ019-190230- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 930 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-190230- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 930 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 6 TO 9 FT. 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 9 TO 10 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 7 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 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. $$ GMZ023-190230- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 930 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-190230- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 930 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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. 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 NELSON