000 FZNT24 KNHC 200347 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1047 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. GMZ001-201600- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1047 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS...1030 MB HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY TONIGHT WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH FRI WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP W OF THE RIDGE TONIGHT AND FRI...THEN EXPAND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT....INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE ACROSS N CENTRAL SECTIONS 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 NEAR TAMPA BAY TO FAR UPPER MEXICAN COAST JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE. $$ GMZ011-201600- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 1047 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-201600- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 1047 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 12 FT W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT W OF 90W... AND 9 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ015-201600- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 1047 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. $$ GMZ017-201600- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 1047 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ019-201600- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 1047 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ021-201600- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 1047 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 9 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .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 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. $$ GMZ023-201600- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 1047 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W... AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ025-201600- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 1047 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015 .OVERNIGHT...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 SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING