000 FZNT24 KNHC 190349 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1049 PM 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. GMZ001-191600- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1049 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE OF THE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. A N TO S ORIENTED RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF WATERS TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY SHIFT NE THROUGH FRI...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 SAT MORNING. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX LATE SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE MON. $$ GMZ011-191600- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1049 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ013-191600- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1049 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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...W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF E OF 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-191600- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1049 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-191600- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1049 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-191600- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1049 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-191600- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1049 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-191600- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1049 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ025-191600- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1049 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 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 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING