000 FZNT24 KNHC 191432 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 932 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. GMZ001-200245- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 932 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP W OF THE RIDGE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI...THEN EXPAND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN STALLING ON MON NIGHT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 25N90W TO 18N93W. $$ GMZ011-200245- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 932 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ GMZ013-200245- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 932 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING. 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...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 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. .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 10 TO 15 KT. 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. $$ GMZ015-200245- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 932 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-200245- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 932 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 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 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .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. $$ GMZ019-200245- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 932 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ021-200245- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 932 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ023-200245- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 932 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-200245- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 932 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 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...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON