000 FZNT24 KNHC 190839 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 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. GMZ001-192045- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS...1029 MB HIGH PRES IN THE NW GULF WILL MERGE WITH HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA TODAY AND SEND A N TO S ORIENTED RIDGE EASTWARD INTO FLORIDA BY FRI NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BUILD IN THE W GULF TODAY 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 THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MON. $$ GMZ011-192045- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-192045- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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 90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. .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 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ015-192045- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-192045- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...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. .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 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ019-192045- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-192045- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 15 TO 20 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. $$ GMZ023-192045- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-192045- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 339 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER