000 FZNT24 KNHC 192133 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 433 PM 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. GMZ001-200945- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 433 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS...1028 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT NE AND INLAND TONIGHT THROUGH FRI 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 25N E OF 90W TO 18N93W. $$ GMZ011-200945- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 433 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-200945- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 433 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .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 10 TO 12 FT W OF 90W... AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-200945- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 433 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ GMZ017-200945- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 433 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .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...W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. $$ GMZ019-200945- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 433 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ021-200945- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 433 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO 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. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ023-200945- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 433 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ025-200945- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 433 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .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 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 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF CAMPECHE...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING